IOC bans Russia from 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea
Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin  previously suggested  he  might call for a national boycott of the games  saying it would be humiliating for Russia to compete without symbols of its national pride.
â Putin  tends to take these things with anger.  He  tends to believe Russia is being singled out  even though Russia brought this on itself â Daniel Fried  a former ambassador and Russia expert who served in Republican and Democratic administrations  told The News.
â Putin  probably thinks the only thing they did wrong is get caught â Fried said. â He  will probably say this is another anti-Russia move from the West.â
âTheyâre not going to go invade Ukraine again over this  but  Putin  can't be happy â  he  said.
 [TGT] previously suggested   [TGT]   might call for a national boycott of the games  saying it would be humiliating for Russia to compete without symbols of its national pride.
â Putin  tends to take these things with anger.  He  tends to believe Russia is being singled out  even though Russia brought this on itself â Daniel Fried  a former ambassador and Russia expert who served in Republican and Democratic administrations  told The News.
â Putin  probably thinks the only thing they did wrong is get caught â Fried said. â He  will probably say this is another anti-Russia move from the West.â
âTheyâre not going to go invade Ukraine again over this  but  Putin  can't be happy â  he  said.