Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, has been cleared to compete today following a doping investigation.

The controversial ruling was made on Monday by a Court of Arbitration for Sport panel at the Olympics. Valieva has already won a gold medal in the team event last week.

The medals, however, will not be presented in Bejing, as the Olympic body is waiting for a longer-term investigation to play out.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Russia is ready to discuss military transparency and limits for mid-range missile deployment.

Putin said the U.S. and NATO rejected Russia’s demand to keep Ukraine and other ex-Soviet countries out of NATO, halt weapons deployment and roll back alliance forces out of Eastern Europe.

However, Putin said Russia is still willing to negotiate a range of previously proposed security measures.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry announced a partial pullback of troops from Ukraine, adding to hopes that a Russian invasion is not imminent.

St. Thomas President Julie Sullivan will hold a virtual state of the university address this afternoon.

Dr. Sullivan states the address will “look back at accomplishments of the past year, and mark important milestones toward our strategic plan priorities.”

Dr. Sullivan will deliver her remarks via Zoom.

Derek Badger can be reached at badg7629@stthomas.edu.