Was Valieva doping, the risks of sanctions against Russia. Highlights of the day

Valieva came under suspicion after a doping test, Moody's called Russia's risks in the event of a war, Macron was accused of arbitrariness in negotiations with Putin, Zhirinovsky was in the hospital with covid.The main events of the day - in the review of RBC

Valiev was called the cause of the doping scandal at the Olympics

The delay in the awards ceremony for the winners of the Olympic team figure skating tournament arose due to a problem with a doping test of one of the Russian figure skaters, the Inside The Games portal reported. Later, the publication clarified that this was a doping test of the Olympic champion in figure skating Kamila Valieva. According to The Guardian, we are talking about a drug that does not affect athletic performance.

RBC sources said that no narcotic drugs were found in Valieva's sample, but trimetazidine was found. Several groups of lawyers are now sorting out the situation, since the age of the athlete has become a problem. She is not yet 16 years old, and therefore officially she cannot be accused of violating anti-doping rules. This is the reason for the protracted litigation. Russian Semyon Yelistratov won a bronze medal in the short track competition at a distance of 1500 m. At the previous Olympics in Pyeongchang, Semyon Yelistratov already took bronze at a distance of 1500 m. At the finish line, the Russian fought for silver with Canadian Steven Dubois. To identify the silver and bronze medalists, the judges resorted to video review. As a result, it turned out that Yelistratov lost only 0.013 to Dubois.

Moody's named three potential sanctions measures against RUSSIA

The rating agency Moody's, following S&P and Fitch, analyzed scenarios for a possible escalation of the conflict with Ukraine and tougher sanctions against Russia. They decided that tensions between Russia and Ukraine would not result in a direct military conflict, since Russia would then incur huge military and economic costs.