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Russia, Belarus Get Relief as IPC Lifts Partial Paralympic Ban

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The partial suspension of Russia and Belarus, which has been in place since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, was lifted by the International Paralympic Committee on Saturday. Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to compete under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games next year thanks to this decision, which was made at the IPC’s general assembly meeting in Seoul. However, international federations that oversee competition in the six sports on the list have up until now prohibited athletes from Belarus and Russia. Each athlete must…

Russia Demands Recognition of Annexed Territories for Ukraine Peace Deal

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In comments released on Wednesday, Russia’s foreign minister stated that Moscow is still pursuing international acknowledgment that, as part of any peace agreement, portions of Ukraine that its soldiers have seized and occupied are its territory. Ukraine has pledged to reclaim territories that Moscow has taken from it and stated that it will never allow Russia to rule over any of its territory. In addition to the Crimean peninsula, which it took in 2014, Russia asserts that it has annexed five Ukrainian regions: Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia. In statements…

Canada’s Prime Minister Joins Ukraine’s Independence Day Festivities in Kyiv

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As world leaders work to put an end to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Kyiv on Sunday to commemorate Ukrainian Independence Day. According to a report by Canadian broadcaster CBC, Carney was invited to Kyiv as a “special guest” to mark the occasion. “On this Ukrainian Independence Day, and at this critical moment in their nation’s history, Canada is stepping up our support and our efforts towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine,” Carney wrote on X as he landed in…