Priti Patel said the UK ‘will not welcome’ teams from countries ‘complicit’ in the invasion of Ukraine on a day where Norway’s skiing federation called for Russia to be blocked from world cup races
: “Russia’s violations of international law and attacks on the Ukrainian people demand international condemnation and sanctions. Sport is not detached from this and cannot remain passive to what is happening now.and Russian athletes is crystal clear – we do not want your participation.”
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