“The fact that in the WADA decision a fair share of politics is unambiguous. We believe that the decision to strip Russia of its flag at international competitions, including the upcoming Olympics in Japan, contradicts the Olympic Charter. It is unacceptable to us. It will also be used in our appeal to CAS, ”said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the Russian president, in an interview with the Big Game program on Channel One.

Russia was suspended from major international tournaments for four years for fraud with a database of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory.

Earlier, Yakimenko said that Russia should punish those responsible for the situation with WADA sanctions.