In exclusive comments to DW, Ukraine's sports minister, Matviy Bidnyi, said he is outraged by the IOC opening the door to Russia's return to the Olympics

Kyiv warned that the IOC’s move risks easing Russia back into global sport while Moscow’s war against Ukraine continues.

Ukraine's sports officials and athletes have strongly condemned the IOC's "shameful" decision to lift restrictions on Russian athletes ahead of the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

In exclusive comments to DW, Ukraine's sports minister, Matviy Bidnyi, said he is outraged by the IOC opening the door to Russia's return to the Olympics

Ukraine’s Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi called the IOC’s move ‘cynical’.