Ministers have been accused of being too soft on sanctions despite an independent and more nimble sanctions regime being hailed as one of the big benefits of the split from Brussels.
Trading on the Moscow stock exchange remained closed for a fourth day today at the rouble s losses continued against the dollar with the Russian currency now worth less than a cent.
Russians to Compete as ROC Team at 2021 Olympics as WADA Ban Enforces Neutrality Sun, 07/18/2021 - 09:21
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At the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Russian athletes will be competing under a neutral flag as Russia has been banned from top global sports competition since it was caught in a systematic doping scandal in 2015.
Their flag will not be flown and the national anthem not played. Instead they have settled for Tchaikovsky as national anthem.
at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, Russian athletes held an Olympic flag and carried the title “Olympic Athlete from Russia”. The team wore light grey coats, white scarves and hats, and blue jeans instead of their usual attire of hyperbolic red, white, and blue.