Article by Romeo Ene – published Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 17:52 / Updated Tuesday, August 2025 17:52
US President Donald Trump (79 years old), and Russia's president Vladimir Putin (72), will meet on August 15 in Alaska, in the context of the Ukraine. It is the first face -to -face meeting in June 2019, and this could have consequences including in the world of sport.
The reason? Not all Russian and Belaruși athletes are intertwined, but many have been subjected to restrictions or prohibitions in international sports competitions, especially after Russia's invasion in Ukraine.
The same decision was also made regarding Belaruși athletes in the context in which Belarus supported Russia in the military actions he held in Ukraine.
If the meeting will come up with concrete solutions for conflict resolution, Russian athletes could be reintegrated into competitions, and the International Olympic Committee (CIO) has announced that it is carefully pursuing this meeting, analyzing it in this context.
Donald Trump – Vladimir Putin, the meeting expected by the globe
The announcement of the meeting came shortly after Donald Trump understood that Ukraine may have to give up territory to end the war started in February 2022, with the large -scale invasion of Russia.
“We monitor all events, including this (no – Trump meeting – Putin)in the context of subsequent actions regarding the status of Russian and Belaruși athletes, ”said Thomas Bach, the CIO president, according to Sport24.ru.
Donald Trump – Vladimir Putin, the meeting expected by the globe
The former Russian skater, triple Olympic champion (1972, 1976, 1980) and currently deputy in the state Duma, Irina Rodnina, accused those who are waiting for the meeting between Putin and Trump, hoping in a rapid reintegration of Russian athletes in world sport.
“The athletes are restored by international organizations. For example, the CIO is not a government organization. To hope that two presidents will reach an agreement and let us immediately participate in realism.
What are you waiting for? What can we change for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where many qualifications have already ended? We do not have to dream with our eyes open, but to be realistic, “said Rodnina, quoted by sport-expression.
