Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko delivers a speech during a session of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, in Moscow, Russia, November 18, 2015. (File photo: Reuters)
Russian athletes to participate in events in Turkey, with extra security
Russian athletes will participate in tournaments organised in Turkey, with maximum security ensured
Russian athletes will participate in tournaments organised in Turkey, with maximum security ensured, RIA news agency cited sports minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Sunday.
Russia introduced a raft of punitive economic sanctions against Turkey on Saturday after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane earlier in the week.
Mutko said that the measures that Russia is taking against Turkey will not impact the calendar of international sports federations.
