Ukraine has stepped up efforts to lobby international sports leaders against Russian participation in next year’s Paris Olympics as indications mount that the games could see the biggest boycott since the Cold War.
Several top Ukrainian officials, including the deputy minister of defence, have announced their resignations as the presidency warns of tough anti-graft measures.
The resignations come amid allegations Ukraine's Ministry of Defence signed off on over inflated contracts for supplying food to soldiers on the front.
A five-hour meeting of NATO countries at Ramstein in Germany failed to lift the deadlock over supplying German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. However, other arms packages are being sent by NATO countries to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia's aggression.