Phase 1 – Zimbabwe’s voting record on UN General Assembly resolutions in support of Ukraine since 2014:
In favour — 0
Against — 17
Abstained — 9
Absent — 1
Not a single vote for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Seventeen against.
Phase 2 – a Zimbabwe’s member of the government elected to lead the IOC. russian leadership publicly put hopes on the new IOC leadership on the issue of russian come back to the games.
Phase 3 – June 2026 Zimbabwe elected to the UN Security Council securing 182 out of 191 (a number difficult to attain without support of major players).
July 2026 – under Zimbabwean president of the IOC russia allowed to be at the Olympic Games.
Just facts. Conclusions are yours
Source: Sergiy Kyslytsya, former Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the UN
