Russian President Vladimir Putin, during his meeting with school students in Kyzyl, considered the victory of Algerian boxer Imane Khelif to be "unfair" and "nonsense."

No one expected that the case of Algerian boxer Iman Khalif would invade the UN Security Council discussions, after the global campaign to question her sexual identity. The biggest surprise was that the attack came from Algeria's traditional ally, Russia, at a time full of doubt in relations between the two countries, after the recent events in Mali.