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Belarus calls Poland's closing of border crossing point 'catastrophic'

Belarus on Friday condemned as "catastrophic" a decision by Poland to close a border checkpoint between the two countries, saying it could lead to a collapse on both sides of the border.

Reuters

Volodymyr Zelensky to open summit to discuss Russian involvement at Paris Games

The IOC is working on a pathway to enable Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the French capital.

The Independent UK

Olympics-IOC president Bach urges Ukraine to drop Paris boycott threat

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.

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Poland to close Belarus border crossing until further notice, Minsk unhappy

Poland will close a key border crossing with Belarus until further notice, the Polish interior minister said on Thursday, as relations between Warsaw and Minsk sink to new lows.

Reuters

IOC President Bach Urges Ukraine to Drop Paris Boycott Threat

International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has called on Ukraine to drop threats of a boycott of the 2024 Olympics over the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes. Ukraine hopes to secure widespread international support for a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes after the IOC opened the door…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Belarus prosecutor requests 12-year jail term for Nobel winner Byalyatski

A Belarusian prosecutor asked a Minsk court on Thursday to sentence Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Byalyatski to 12 years in prison, Byalyatski's human rights organisation said, in a case allies see as political retribution.

Reuters

NPO director arrested over organ transplant in Belarus

The director of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization has been arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of facilitating an organ transplant without official permission, sources close to the investigation told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

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IOC president urges Ukrainian Olympic Committee against organising Paris Olympic Games boycott

IOC president Thomas Bach sends a letter to the Ukrainian Olympic Committee rejecting accusations that allowing Russians and Belarusians to compete at the Olympics would promote the invasion of Ukraine.

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Poland summons Belarusian envoy after journalist is jailed

Poland summoned the Belarusian charge d'affaires on Wednesday, a foreign ministry spokesman said, after a journalist of Polish origin was sentenced to eight years in prison in what Warsaw says was a politically motivated verdict.

Reuters

Olympic chiefs provide update on Russians competing at Paris 2023 amid boycott fears

The International Olympic Committee has issued an update on the 2024 Olympics after the mayor of Paris joined those calling for Russian and Belarusian athletes to be banned

Daily Mirror

IOC pushes back against Paris mayor on banning Russian, Belarusian athletes from 2024 Olympics

The International Olympic Committee pushed back against the mayor of Paris on Wednesday, insisting there were no plans for "a Russian or Belarusian delegation” at the 2024 Games while also acknowledging that some athletes from those countries could be welcomed.

France 24

Svitolina calls for Russians to be banned from Olympics

Ukrainian tennis player and Olympic bronze medalist Elina Svitolina has pushed for a total ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Games in an interview with The Associated Press

The Independent UK

IOC responds to Paris mayor on Olympic plan for Russians

The International Olympic Committee has pushed back against the mayor of Paris by insisting there are no plans for "a Russian or Belarusian delegation” at the 2024 Games while also acknowledging that some athletes from those countries could be welcomed

The Independent UK

Team GB 'unlikely' to support Olympics boycott over Russian athletes

The International Olympic Committee are planning to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to take part in next year's Paris Olympics amid the ongoing invasion of Ukraine

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Funeral held for Belarusian activist killed in Ukraine

A funeral for a Belarusian military volunteer and dissident was held in Ukraine's capital

Reuters

Turkey's Havas may stop services to Russian airlines' U.S.-made planes -letter

Turkey's airport ground service provider Havas told Russian and Belarusian airliners that it may stop providing services to their United States-origin aircraft, in line with Western sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Olympics-Up to IOC to decide if Russia can compete in Paris 2024 - Estanguet

The head of the Paris 2024 Olympics Tony Estanguet said on Friday it was for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in the Games next year.

Al Jazeera

Poland expects global push against Russian, Belarusian athletes

Warsaw and the Baltic nations are calling for a ban, but the IOC has suggested Russians and Belarusians could compete.

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Olympics-Russians' Asian route to Games not yet final-IOC's Lalovic

A proposed Paris 2024 Olympics qualification route for Russian and Belarusian athletes through Asian events has not been finalised or agreed, the United World Wrestling President Nenad Lalovic said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Along Ukraine-Belarus border, a war of nerves — and drones

On the Belarusian border, Ukrainian units are using drones to monitor a long expanse of marsh and woodland for a possible surprise offensive from the north

The Independent UK

IOC details Russia stance for Olympics, cites human rights

The International Olympic Committee has stepped up efforts to explain its position on trying to help Russian athletes qualify for the Paris Games

ABC News

Denys Kireyev was a Ukrainian spy hailed as a hero who saved Kyiv from Russian invaders. So why was he killed for treason?

Denys Kireyev seemed like any other wealthy Ukrainian banker, but he was really an undercover spy gathering Russian secrets. Why was he shot dead by fellow intelligence agents?

Reuters

Poland expects broad coalition to call for Olympics ban on Russian, Belarusian athletes

Poland believes it will be possible to build a coalition of some 40 countries, including the U.S., Britain and Canada, by Feb. 10 supporting the call to block Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Olympics, a Polish minister said on Thursday.

Radio France Internationale

Paris Olympics: Latvia joins Ukraine's threat to boycott over 'neutral' Russians

Latvia has become the first country to back Ukraine's threat to boycott next year's Olympics in Paris if Russian and Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete as "neutrals" while war continues to rage.

The Independent UK

Latvia threatens Olympic boycott if Russians compete

Latvia has threatened to boycott next year’s Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and ally Belarus are allowed to take part after the country's invasion of Ukraine

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