Olympics-'We're not best friends': Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance

Ukrainian bobsledder, Lidiia Hunko, poses next to her luggage at Boryspil International Airport, in Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine, in this picture obtained from social media that was uploaded on January 29, 2022. INSTAGRAM/ICE_BOLIDA/via REUTERS

BEIJING (Reuters) - With Russian troops massed at Ukraine's borders, athletes from the two countries have formed a fragile peace at the Beijing Olympics, helped along by coronavirus restrictions meant to keep competitors apart.

Ukraine has advised its athletes to avoid Russians where possible and instructed them how to behave in case they are provoked. COVID-19 restrictions in Beijing's Olympic bubble have limited but not eliminated interactions between them.