KREMLIN ACCUSES WIMBLEDON OF TURNING RUSSIAN TENNIS STARS INTO 'HOSTAGES' OVER THEIR BAN FROM THE TOURNAMENT

Daniil Medvedev will miss Wimbledon this year after being banned from the tournament. Getty/Recep Sakar

Wimbledon confirmed Wednesday that Russian tennis stars will be barred from this year's tournament.

Before the ban was officially announced, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov criticized the decision.

"Once again they simply turn athletes into hostages to political prejudice," Peskov said.

The splinternet in pictures: What the internet looks like for Russians right now

The splinternet in pictures: What the internet looks like for Russians right now

Facebook, Instagram, the BBC, and many other sites are blocked by the Russian state and Russian ISPs.

Russians who try and access these sites from Russia without a VPN will run