Russia Will Not Leave Ban on Russian Flag at Competitions in Romania Unanswered – MFA Spox
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russia will not leave unanswered the Romanian government’s decision to ban the use of Russian state symbols by the rhythmic gymnastics team at the World Challenge Cup in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. «Russia will not leave this issue without consequences,» Zakharova said in the statement, commenting on the ban. The increased Russophobia in Romania is bearing «ugly fruit» when random figures are allowed to commit arbitrariness and disgrace the country, Zakharova said, and called for depriving Romania of the right to host competitions. Romania’s ban contradicted the recent decisions of the International Gymnastics Federation and the European Gymnastics Union, she said. «The only possible, logical reaction from the Russian side was the refusal to participate in the competition,» Zakharova added.
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