Niersbach: attempting to replace the sports policy at the Olympics-1980 failed
MOSCOW, 2 sen - R-Sport. Attempt to use sport for political influence in the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow ended in nothing, said the head of the German football Association (DFB) Wolfgang Niersbach.
On Tuesday, it was announced that fresh punishment of the European Union towards Russia have the opportunity to affect not only the economy and the financial sector, but also in the sphere of culture and sport. About this informed the Czech Agency CTK referring to the draft penalties received by the government of the Czech Republic from Brussels. It is proposed that countries-EU members considered the issue of temporary suspension of Russia's membership in several international sports organizations. In 1980 more than 50 countries boycotted the Olympics in Moscow in connection with the introduction in 1979 Soviet troops in Afghanistan.
" Boycott the 1980 Olympic games brought nothing. He has only hurt the athletes. Attempt to use sport for political influence failed, " said Niersbach, whose word brings.
FIFA has launched proceedings on the issue of the legality of the election of the host countries of the 2018 and 2022, which were respectively Russia and Qatar. The Commissioner of the Department of the FIFA ethics Michael Garcia was obliged to report the results of the investigation on the case in July.
The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in July punishment.
The European Union on July 26, introduced penalties against fifteen Russian citizens and authorized self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk national republics (DND and LNR), as well as against a number of Crimean organizations, such as the Sevastopol sea port and public organization " Sable ". For example, in the sanctions list includes the Director of the Federal security Service Alexander Bortnikov and the foreign intelligence Service of Russia Mikhail Fradkov, Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev, his Deputy Rashid Nurgaliev and member of the Council Boris Gryzlov, the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov and the Krasnodar territory Alexander Tkachev.
in the U.S. capital and Brussels when ready, if necessary, to make wider sanctions lists. A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -
The President of the Russian Federation centuries Putin on 6 August on the individual to ensure safety. The import of a number of items from countries that have imposed penalties on the Russian capital, limited to year. In the corresponding list includes beef, pork, fruits, poultry, cheeses and dairy products, nuts, and other products. A complete list of prohibited importation into the Russian Federation of products -