When a job with an oligarch in Russia turned dangerous,Nick Stride grabbed his family and fled as far as they could go:Australia.
Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has delivered a repulsive reminder of the threat of nuclear war.
Dmitry Medvedev,the former Russian president tweeted his congratulations:“Good luck @elonmusk in overcoming political bias and ideological dictatorship on Twitter.”
The US says the appointment of proxies,introduction of Russian currency and passports in Ukraine are precursors to “shame” refendums and annexation.
Tensions within tennis have escalated with two powerful tennis bodies stripping Wimbledon of ranking points.
Audience participation is a wonderful and vital part of sport,though it would be nice if it came with a bit of tact and class.
The national vote has been derided as a sham by opposition parties and criticised by election monitors on the ground as rigged.
As head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency,Yuri Ganus is at the centre of Russia’s years-long scandal over state-sponsored doping,which has led to the country’s ban from international competitions for four years.
For four years,he acted as a seat-warmer,nominally president from 2008,but he was seen as weak and became unpopular.
The unexpected announcement came shortly after Putin proposed a nationwide vote on sweeping changes that would shift power from the presidency to parliament.
Russia,one of the great powers of the world,was turfed out of international sport for four years on Monday night,leaving conjecture over whether WADA should have gone harder.