MIKE KEEGAN: The West London club have famously been without a long-term partner since the end of the 2022-23 when Three pulled out in the wake of Russia' invasion of Ukraine.
The decision allowing Russia and Belarus to rejoin competition drew outrage in Ukraine and Europe following the disqualification last week of a Ukrainian skeleton athlete.
As the Ukraine war nears its fifth year, a new report alleges Russia is recruiting vulnerable foreign nationals through deceptive tactics that may amount to human trafficking.