Kremlin to analyse Winter Olympics ban after Russia doping scandal

The Kremlin needs to analyse the International Olympic Committee’s ruling banning Russia and its sports officials from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games before making any decisions regarding the country’s participation, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin has said.

The Kremlin needs to analyse the International Olympic Committee’s ruling banning Russia and its sports officials from the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games before making any decisions regarding the country’s participation, a spokesman for President Vladimir Putin has said.

Dmitry Peskov said "we need to put emotions aside" and "make a serious analysis" of the ruling before taking any steps. He also said Russia "still needs to answer some questions" from the IOC.