Winter Paralympics 2026: Six Russians and four Belarusians to compete under national flags

Six Russian and four Belarusian athletes will compete under their nations’ flags at the upcoming Winter Paralympics. In September, the International Paralympic Committee lifted its ban on athletes from the two countries competing at the Games. Both countries were suspended from Paralympic competition after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with Belarus a close ally […]

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Russia poses ‘serious and concrete’ threat to Sweden’s security, Stockholm warns – POLITICO

The Swedish assessment comes after Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service last week described Russia as “dangerous despite its incompetence” in its own annual review.   But the Estonian review also cautioned against “panic,” saying it saw no evidence that Russia intended to attack it or NATO in the coming year and projecting that it was unlikely […]

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