Russia urges European Parliament not to turn Sochi Games into 'political carnival'

Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Envoy to the EU, and Slavi Binev, a European MP from Bulgaria, presented the Sochi Olympic Games at the European Parliament yesterday, RIA Novosti reports.Chizhov urged MPs to abstain from turning the Games into a political carnival. He noted that the Olympics would see a simplification of the visa regime with all states.

Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Envoy to the EU, and Slavi Binev, a European MP from Bulgaria, presented the Sochi Olympic Games at the European Parliament yesterday, RIA Novosti reports.

Chizhov urged MPs to abstain from turning the Games into a political carnival. He noted that the Olympics would see a simplification of the visa regime with all states.