This handout file picture taken and released by the Ukrainian presidential press service on July 3, 2022, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) meeting with International Olympic Committee President (IOC) Thomas Bach in Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Jan 27, invited Bach to visit the frontline city of Bakhmut.
In latest developments, the White House yesterday stated that the United Staes would back proposals to allow Russian and Belarussian athletes to compete in next year's Olympic Games in Paris as neutrals. - AFP