Boycotting the Winter Olympics in Russia is a return to the Cold War
Latvian President Andris Berzins on December 17 defended his plans to attend the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and accused those calling for a boycott of the event of having a "Cold War" mentality.
"People... forget the long-standing Olympic principle that even wars must be postponed (during the Games). We are returning to the Stone Age, or at best the Cold War," Berzins said on Latvian radio.
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| Boycotting the Winter Olympics in Russia is a return to the Cold War |
Several world leaders, including German President Joachim Gauck and his French counterpart Francois Hollande, have announced they will not attend the sporting events, which will be held in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi./.
According to VNA
