«Ugliness and boorishness»: Medvedev on the oppression of Russian athletes

MOSCOW, Mar 26 Deny or force Russian athletes to compete disowning Russia is cynical and immoral, Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, said in an interview. “They are preparing, but they are deprived of these competitions. and in every possible way disown their homeland… But this is cynical, immoral,» Medvedev said, recalling the decision to remove Russian Paralympic athletes from the Games in Beijing this year.