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because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines with this is a dw sport special. the sporting world reacts to the russian invasion of ukraine. coming up condemnation of russian president vladimir putin as well. sport takes a stand from the football page to the paralympics and motor racing, benz implemented, and events cancelled as the door slowly shut on russia. i am nick mechanic line. welcome to this special edition of d. w. sports. for the 1st time in recent memory,

we are seeing the likes of fever. you eva, and other giants crumble under global pressure to take a united front, russian teams are banned from competition. sports events are moved or canceled altogether. sponsorships across all sports and divisions are ended. these are just some of the outcome so far as the international sporting community moves to further isolate russia. for 15 years german football club shall co, played with the logo of russia's state owned energy company, gas prom on their shirts. now the partnership worth $9000000.00 euros a year to the club was abruptly cut short and players strode out in altered jerseys for the 1st time on saturday. across the bundis league as 1st and 2nd tears clubs and fans denounced president vladimir putin and his military invasion of ukraine. please for peace could be seen around the grounds. and all games were preceded by

a moment of silence. similar sentiments were expressed across the sporting landscape around the world. formula one abandoned, the russian grand prix scheduled for september in saatchi while allowing russian drivers to compete under a neutral flag this season. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin himself a black belt, chewed oka, has been stripped of his title as honorary president of the international judo federation. the most senior official position he held in the world of sports and european footballs governing body. you a 1st stripped st. petersburg gas pro marina of the hosting rights for this year's champions league. final like shall kill you a for has also decided to cut ties with gas prom. the energy giant was one of the organisations key sponsors since 2012. the partnership were 40000000 years a year, had previously already attracted criticism. russia is being told clearly that at present it is unwelcome in the world of sports.

one of the 1st athletes to openly condemn vladimir putin aggression in ukraine was bloodiest love yet as if it's just weeks ago. you may have seen his face and his call for peace during the winter olympics in beijing. he's the ukranian skeleton athlete who put his no war message out there after one of his runs at the games. as russia was amassing nearly 200000 troops on his countries borders that he loved the ask of. it's dorothy now from north west ukraine. welcome to the w at the i a c and china both said the athletes shouldn't protest but you did so anyway, tell us about that moment. i will not fall. it's brought us. i will call it the quote because they're not mentioned any other cancer, just mentioned my country and that they want to be in my country. and i want to piece for people lives in my country,

and you're back home now and you'll get it out of bomb shelters. and you could even be asked to fight. have you heard anything yet and do explain for you is what the situation is like. where you are now, i am, it's now for moment on the play, but i don't to your exposure, but i hear it that morning get yesterday evening. so it's absolutely terrible. see what i see. and i spoke with my friends around the rain and it's, it's terrible situation like rational ducks, kids that civilians it's, it's terrible. it's terrible. is it? our old family isn't your current suffering now because of this invasion and i hope it will and sure that's understandable. have you been spoken to about joining

forces to help fight? is that been a discussion you've had yet? i want a new experience. you know, that are saying, i'm not a professional sold or i'm professional of that. and so i fight on my platform and i fired on my way to support their growth community. i mean, that's it. that's the most important point. you are, of course, an athlete. and you were one of the athletes who was demanding that russia and better roost be suspended from competition. i mean, despite the international paralympics committee is decision, very little is actually change for russian athletes. what did you think when you heard the news is unacceptable. it's very important to mention the russian audits not only you know, need to explore, but the big sports also like going to quite a bit. they all are members of military ration, you know,

to so they have straight connection to, to the war. what you have now, secondly, lacks invention of the crane is away the bridge and then it shelters. and they say they should have strong sanction, but now it looks like nothing's changed for them and they're ready to compete on their national park in the gym. and in big games, and also like as we know, a country in some way, some side view. so i like they use as propaganda. i already got a lot of messages from russia and i show it one of them in instagram my in so russian or to reach me like good bump in my house. so they, they mines are already in propaganda and it should be suspended from, from the sport. thank you for that,

but so to stay safe. thank you for talking to us for both the world governing body for has suspended russian teams from all competitions. the decision bands, russia from the upcoming world cup playoffs, the women's heroes and the men's well cup. here is a look at a frantic few days in world football. as fever was convinced to take a stand by russia hosted the left men's will cup in 2018 russian president vladimir putin and peter bus, johnny infant tino acted like best friends. even then many in football were uncomfortable with russia. hosting a will following its 2014 annexation of crimea. now after the invasion of ukraine through russia, out of this year's tournament, and keta in november and december, has become the big topic for the global biggest sport. even if russia had not even qualified yet. for condemns as well. the use of force by

russia and ukraine. violence is never a solution. seaford, initially said russia could no longer hold any international matches at home with neutral venues used without any fans. no russian flags of anthem's would be permitted. and the national team will be known as football, union of russia, rather than russia. but this was not enough of the punishment for the invasion of ukraine, according to poland, sweden, and the czech republic. those nations were future or potential opponents for the russians. in march, his play off for katara, after consultations with our players on the polish national team, the decision was made that it does not matter in what location we do not want to play against russia. and this way, we want to show our protest against putin's aggression against ukraine. england followed suit in saying they would not play russia for the foreseeable future. this

all gave fee for no real wiggle room when it came to russia, playing at the wills cup, with the international olympic committee also adding to the pressure. despite in those close bond with putin, he's been left with little choice. let's get a global view now from the group global athlete. kara donovan is a former world champion kickboxer and now speaking to speaking to and for world class athletes around the world. thank you very much for joining us and welcome to the show. we're seeing some unprecedented decisions concerning how reluctant global sports has been in the past to punish russia. is it too little too late in your eyes? yeah, i think like, while there's been a huge amanda statements coming from different sports federations, i think 1st of all, we have to look at the plot. the detail says i like the lympics for example, on one day they really did pass the book. they happened to actually sanction their limpid committees of russia and bella, ruth, and so when needs any go further and it's definitely late in the day. and so we

have to see more sciences starting with the bonding of athletes in russia or from russia and valerie in the pilot. the game start this week. some say the although this is part of sports washing machine, could you tell us what that is exactly. and how it works. why? well, support watching is certainly another concept. it is used by a lot of our talk, tard, terry, and regimes to cover up. for example, human rights abuses and i know baking lympics. par lympics has been widely criticized for the use of sports washing and sport has been an enormous part of russia's political agenda, both domestically and internationally. and so that's why we are calling on the various functions almosha. i'm by the way, because they will use these games. they will use sport to cover up to cover up on just actions at home and to use this as part of their agenda. and it's something

that we are seeing more and more of because the likes of sports, the i o c particular they've been complicit in this. they've been very, very happy to sit by and allow these types of countries use forward. and for all the wrong reasons, you say they've been complicit. do you think it's natural? supposing bodies have actually left from this? do you think they will act differently when they host countries in the future? it's, you know, it's hard to answer the questions as part to me. that's a little optimistic, but i have heard people say that this is a huge. there's been a huge change. now when we see all the sports federations come out with statements like they have with severe sanctions and we have to recognize that's not true. this is only the start. but i do think the fact that there has been so much public pressure. a lot of that pressure is come from our lease and that has forced a small piece of change. and i would be very hopeful that these are going to grow from this. and just put more and more pressure on for variations to make sure that

they don't get away with this. kero donovan from actually lead group global athlete . thank you so much for joining us. that's all from me in the sports team here in berlin for more check out our website, d, w dot com, forward slash sports. we leave you with images of solidarity across the different european football leagues. do take care aah. blue with

with into the conflict zone with sebastian russia's president, putin has reminded the world of his massive nuclear arsenal by placing it on the higher alert is the nato alliance of credible determined. but how real this is a 3rd world more general. so richard sheriff, former deputy supreme command go of the nato alliance. i my guess this week from london, conflicts own you have netflix or dw story

said that the people, the world over information. they provide the opinions, they want to express d, w on facebook and twitter, up to date and in touch. follow us with a russia has stepped up its attacks across ukraine, the largest invasion for seen in europe since the 2nd world war. and if that's not serious enough, russia's president putin has reminded the world of his massive nuclear arsenal by placing it on higher alert. he will seek to apply maximum force. and if nuclear is part about austell and he feels that he which it is and he feels it's going to give them an advantage. i've no doubt that he, we should be prepared for him to use it.