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The International Ski and Snowboard Federation says its council has voted against allowing athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete in qualifiers for the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The decision Tuesday in Oberhofen, Switzerland by the council of the governing body, known as FIS, effectively blocks Russian skiers and snowboarders …
Read More »Exiled Belarusian opposition leader has a message for the world: Stand up to dictators
As It Happens11:45Exiled Belarusian opposition leader has a message for the world: Stand up to dictators Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya is in Canada this telling anyone who will listen that democratic countries must be united in their opposition to dictators. By dictators, she is referring to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, whose government imprisoned …
Read More »Exiled opposition leader pressing Trudeau to sanction Belarusian military, security officials over Ukraine war
The exiled opposition leader of Belarus will meet separately with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly over the next two days in the hopes of persuading them to impose further sanctions on military and security services in her country. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya — who was widely considered to have won …
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