MOSCOW, February 18 The Kremlin respects the opinion of Thomas Bach, but they don’t always agree with him, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday. Earlier, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said he was shocked at how coldly Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was received by her coaches when she left with ice after a free program at the Beijing Olympics, and believes that such behavior of the athlete’s environment does not give confidence in her future. «Thomas Bach is a very, very authoritative person in world sports. The head of the Olympic Committee is international, so we, of course, with respect We treat his opinion, but we do not necessarily agree with him,» Peskov said.
