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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) accused Moscow on Thursday February 24 of having violated the Olympic truce by invading Ukraine, and announced that it wanted to offer humanitarian assistance to Ukrainian athletes. The IOC “ strongly condemns the violation of the Olympic truce by the Russian government “. The IOC points out that the 193 Member States of the United Nations adopted on December 2, 2021 by consensus a resolution which calls for the respect of the Olympic truce for the Olympic and Paralympic Games of Beijing 2022 from seven days before the start of the Olympic Games. , on February 4, until seven days after the closing of the Paralympic Games, which take place from March 4 to 13. The IOC also expresses its “ deep concern for the safety of the Olympic community in Ukraine ».
