RT.com 11th June 2023, 20:13 GMT+10Thomas Bach admitted he had worked ?closely? with Russia and Vladimir Putin, but that relations now were much differentInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has said now is not the time to lift widespread sporting bans on Russia, as he discussed how far relations have fallen after previous cooperation with President Vladimir Putin.The IOC recommended at the end of February that sports federations across the world decline to invite Russian and Belarusian athletes to international events because of the conflict in Ukraine.
