Russian Olympic official included in 'Peacemaker': what was the reason

CEO of the Russian Olympic Committee added to the 'Peacemaker' database

According to glavcom.ua: Information that the general director of the Russian Olympic Committee, Roman Kramar, has been included in the 'Peacemaker' website database was made public by the 'Glavkom' portal. It is claimed that he is accused of complicity in the crimes of the Russian authorities against Ukraine and its citizens.

Preliminary reports indicate that in February 2023, while acting as the CEO of the hockey club 'Amur', Kramar organized a propaganda event in honor of the elimination of the occupier Oleksii Chaplyhin. Before the start of the Kontinental Hockey League match, fans honored Chaplyhin's memory with a moment of silence and threw a puck on the ice, a son and the wife of the occupier.

«Our club has been participating in various humanitarian projects aimed at providing assistance to residents of the DPR and LPR, including internally displaced persons, since the very beginning of the Special Military Operation. We will continue to do so in the future», - quote from Kramar in October 2022.

It was also reported that the Council of the International Ski Federation (FIS) voted against allowing Russians and Belarusians to participate in Olympic qualifying competitions. The AIN status (individual neutral status), developed by the International Olympic Committee, will not allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the qualifying competitions of the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

«The FIS Council voted against the admission of athletes with an individual neutral status (AIN) to the qualifying competitions for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milan. The AIN status was developed by the International Olympic Committee as a possible pathway for athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in the qualifying competitions for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. At the same time, each international federation retains the right to independently decide whether to allow these athletes to qualify or not»

The news states that the CEO of the Russian Olympic Committee has been added to the 'Peacemaker' database, where he is accused of complicity in crimes against Ukraine. It was also reported that Russians and Belarusians are not allowed to participate in the Olympic qualifying competitions due to the AIN status, which does not permit them to take part in the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.