Sochi

Some of her duties with the network included hosting a daily soccer show, reporting from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and serving as the Ducks sideline reporter in 2014.

In a statement, lawyers for Mr Abramovich - who now reportedly divides his time between Istanbul, Tel Aviv and the Russian resort of Sochi - said he had "always obtained independent expert professional tax and legal advice" and "acted in accordance" with it.

It had already halted flights to Grozny and Makhachkala in neighbouring Dagestan, but has now added the cities of Sochi, Volgograd, Ufa, Samara and Mineralnye Vody.

It was Dickenson's voice that accompanied Jessica Ennis-Hill's heptathlon gold at London 2012, while his last BBC commentary was when Lizzy Yarnold won her skeleton gold at Sochi 2014.

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s remarks came during an international forum following a speech in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.