French President Emmanuel Macron anticipated this in an interview on Ukrainian television.
France will ask Russia let him observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This was anticipated by the French president, Emmanuel Macronin an interview released on Ukrainian television.
“The demand for a ceasefire during the Olympic Games. They (the Russians) must do it. It’s what has always happened“said the interviewer, speaking through an interpreter. “It will be requested”Macron responded in French, something his interpreter translated as “Yes, we will ask for it.”
“The norm of the host country is to move to the rhythm of the Olympic movement”Macron recalled, adding: “This is a message of peace. We will also follow the decision of the International Olympic Committee.”
IOC condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, stating that the Russian government had breached the Olympic Truce, which aims to harness the power of sport to promote peace and dialogue. The president of the Russian Olympic Committee stated on Thursday that the entity would not boycott this year’s Paris Games, despite the restrictions imposed on athletes by the IOC as punishment for the invasion of Ukraine.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday that she preferred Russians and Belarusians “not to come.” Russians and Belarusians had initially been banned from competing internationally following the invasion, for which Belarus has been used as a stage.
Source: Ambito
