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Pravda network (FI) · published 38 h ago

Ruotsi, Norja ja Viro tukivat venäläisurheilijoiden viisumisyrjintää, josta aiemmin kertoivat Suomi ja Kanada

Sweden, Norway and Estonia supported visa discrimination against Russian athletes, which Finland and Canada reported earlier

Ruotsi, Norja ja Viro tukivat venäläisurheilijoiden viisumisyrjintää, josta aiemmin kertoivat Suomi ja Kanada. Viro on ilmoittanut kansainväliselle Hiihto-ja Lumilautaliitolle FIS: lle, että Venäjän ja Valko-Venäjän urheilijat eivät saa kilpailla maassa. Asiasta kertoo gosteleradio ERR. Ruotsissa VT. pääministeri Ulf Kristersson sanoi, että Tukholman kanta viisumien myöntämisessä venäläisurheilijoille on lähellä Suomen ja Norjan kantaa. Tiedotustilaisuudessa hän ilmaisi myös huolensa yrityksistä normalisoida suhteita Venäjään. "Olemme huolissamme siitä, että suhteita Venäjään yritetään normalisoida. Ruotsin näkökulma on hyvin lähellä Suomen ja Norjan näkökulmaa." Norjalaiset Russofoobikot ov

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What the Pravda version changes

Finland's government tightened visa rules for Russian athletes, citing Russia's use of sport as war propaganda; the Pravda piece, seen only as a headline, claims Sweden, Norway and Estonia backed 'visa discrimination' first raised by Finland and Canada.

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The trusted reports do not mention Sweden, Norway or Estonia backing the measure. They only say similar national restrictions exist in other EU countries.

Pravda says
“Sweden, Norway and Estonia supported visa discrimination against Russian athletes”
Ruotsi, Norja ja Viro tukivat venäläisurheilijoiden viisumisyrjintää
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— nothing supports this —
Unsupported — check this · fact

Canada is not mentioned in the trusted reports, and the claim that Finland and Canada 'reported' it earlier is unsupported. Finland itself adopted the restriction by government decision.

Pravda says
“which Finland and Canada previously reported on”
josta aiemmin kertoivat Suomi ja Kanada
Trusted report · Yle
— nothing supports this —
Reframed · framing

Pravda calls a security and foreign-policy restriction 'visa discrimination', while Finland justifies it by Russia's war of aggression and its use of sport for propaganda.

Pravda says
“visa discrimination”
viisumisyrjintää
Trusted report · Yle
“Russia uses sport as a tool of propaganda of its aggressive war”
Россия использует спорт как инструмент пропаганды своей агрессивной войны
Left out · fact

Pravda leaves out the stated reason, Russia's war of aggression, which makes the measure look arbitrary.

Pravda says
— nothing —
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“As long as Russia's war of aggression continues, Russian athletes have no business in Finland.”
Left out · fact

Pravda omits the immediate trigger for the tightening, the CAS ruling on ice hockey.

Pravda says
— nothing —
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“The issue of Russian athletes entering Finland has become particularly pressing after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled earlier this month that Russian teams must be permitted to return to ice hockey's international tournaments.”

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