Sports officials in Kiev claim wrestling champion Dinara Kudaeva’s dad died in the conflict in their country Ukrainian sports officials have requested that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) bar three Russian athletes from participating in the upcoming Summer Games, over what they called “open support for the military action” against their nation.

The British government has followed Washington’s lead by targeting the country’s energy sector and key financial institutions The UK on Thursday announced wide-ranging new sanctions against Russia targeting the country’s energy sector and financial system. The move follows similar action by the US and comes in coordination with other Group of Seven (G7) nations, according…

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