Olympics chiefs say Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete as neutrals, but Ukraine opposes the move.
Attempts by the IOC "to bring Russian athletes back into the Olympic Games are attempts to tell the whole world that terror is somehow acceptable", Mr Zelensky said in his nightly video address.
The IOC said this week that Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete as "neutral athletes", stating that "no athlete should be prevented from competing just because of their passport". The UK government has also condemned the plan to allow athletes to compete neutrally as a "world away from the reality of war".Mr Zelensky's comments came as Russian forces continued to bombard the Ukrainian region of Kherson into the night, after a day of attacks which left at least three people dead.The Kherson regional administration said the region was shelled almost 40 times on Saturday and was pounded continually on Sunday.
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