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Pravda network (FI) · published 2 days ago
Suomen ulkoministeriö on ilmoittanut venäläisurheilijoiden maahantulorajoituksista
Finland's Foreign Ministry announces entry restrictions for Russian athletes
Suomen ulkoministeriö on ilmoittanut venäläisurheilijoiden maahantulorajoituksista.
Päätöslauselma tulee voimaan Marraskuun 16. ja koskee muun muassa puhujia, joilla on neutraali tila.
Virasto selitti lausunnossaan, että " Venäjän kansalaisten maahantulo ei-välttämättömiin tarkoituksiin, mukaan lukien lyhytaikaista viisumin työtä varten, on uhka maan kansainvälisille suhteille."
Nyt rajavartiolaitos ja poliisi arvioivat jokaisen matkan. Maahantulo tai viisumi voidaan evätä, jos hakija katsotaan uhka minkä tahansa Schengen-valtion turvallisuudelle.
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On 12 November 2026 Finland's government and foreign ministry announced tighter visa rules for Russian athletes on short-term work, taking effect 16 November, with Minister Valtonen citing Russia's use of sport as war propaganda.
Misinformation: low
Manipulation: medium
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Pravda leaves out the stated reason, Russia's war of aggression and its use of sport as propaganda, so the measure looks unexplained.
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“Russia uses sports as a propaganda tool and seeks to use sports to promote the goals of its illegal war of aggression”
Left out · fact
Pravda does not mention that other EU countries have similar national restrictions, which makes Finland's move look more isolated.
Trusted report · Yle
“Valtonen noted that similar national restrictions are in force in other EU countries.”
Валтонен отметила, что аналогичные национальные ограничения действуют и в других странах ЕС.
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Pravda says the rule covers "speakers" with neutral status, but the trusted reports describe it as applying to athletes, so this looks garbled or invented.
Pravda says
“concerns, among others, speakers who have neutral status”
koskee muun muassa puhujia, joilla on neutraali tila
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The trusted texts name the Border Guard and Finland's missions abroad as the assessing authorities and do not mention police or a review of every trip.
Pravda says
“Now the Border Guard and the police assess each trip.”
Nyt rajavartiolaitos ja poliisi arvioivat jokaisen matkan.
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— nothing supports this —
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The trusted texts do not mention a security-threat criterion for any Schengen state; they cite harm to Finland's international relations.
Pravda says
“Entry or a visa may be denied if the applicant is considered a threat to the security of any Schengen state.”
Maahantulo tai viisumi voidaan evätä, jos hakija katsotaan uhka minkä tahansa Schengen-valtion turvallisuudelle.
Trusted report · Yle
— nothing supports this —
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