Putin won’t block athletes from Olympics amid anger at team ban

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

| Dec. 6, 2017, 6:48 p.m.

| Updated: 10:05 p.m.

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