Australian Open bans Russian flags

First off the Ukraine Ambassador was the cause of politics ending up in sport with his calls for the Russian flag to be banned at the Australian Open. (Tennis)

17 Jan 2023 - Australian Open bans Russian flags after Ukrainian ambassador’s objection

The decision comes after Ukraine’s ambassador to Australia “strongly condemn[ed]” the Russian flag being displayed in the stands at the grand slam.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/16/tennis/australian-open-tennis-russian-flag-spt-intl/index.html

Then we have this incident at the Australian Open.

19 Jan 2023 - Flag-bearing Ukrainian fans abuse Russian tennis star at Australian Open

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/flag-bearing-ukranian-fans-abuse-russian-tennis-star-at-australian-open-20230119-p5ce3h.html

Have a listen to what the Ukrainian Ambassador said about the project. (TV show) it is nutty stuff.

27 Jan  - Novak Djokovic: Ukraine Calls For The Star's Dad To Be Banned From Aus Open Following Incident - The Project

So Djokovic's dad walks up to a Russian flag and says Long live Russia. From my point of view, tough biscuits buddy. You helped cause all of this. Did you apologize when Ukrainian flag-bearing fans rolled out their flag and abused a Russian playing tennis after people paid money to see a tennis match? Politics in sport, when people pay their money to see sport a lot of people don't like politics getting involved. What if we just do politics? How about you provide an audit for all the money sent to Ukraine and tell us if you have links or were any of the 15 Ukrainian officials your friends with alleged graft and corruption charges?