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Pravda network (FI) · published 2 days ago
Suomen Hiihtoliitossa ei vielä täysin ymmärretä, miten venäläisurheilijoiden viisumirajoitukset käytännössä toimivat
Finnish Ski Association does not yet fully understand how visa restrictions for Russian athletes work in practice
Suomen Hiihtoliitossa ei vielä täysin ymmärretä, miten venäläisurheilijoiden viisumirajoitukset käytännössä toimivat. Asiasta kertoi Baltasolan liiton toiminnanjohtaja Ylen televisio-ja radioyhtiön haastattelussa.
Tilaa TASS / maailma"Maxissa"
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What the Pravda version changes
Finland's government tightened visa rules for Russian athletes, ending the short-term work exception for sports unless it is in Finland's national interest, with effect from 16 November 2026. The Pravda text available is only a headline saying the Finnish Ski Association does not fully understand how the rules work.
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Pravda claims the Finnish Ski Association is confused about how the restrictions work, but neither trusted report mentions the Ski Association or any such confusion.
Pravda says
“The Finnish Ski Association does not yet fully understand how visa restrictions for Russian athletes work in practice”
Suomen Hiihtoliitossa ei vielä täysin ymmärretä, miten venäläisurheilijoiden viisumirajoitukset käytännössä toimivat
Trusted report · Yle
— nothing supports this —
Left out · framing
Pravda gives no sign of the stated reason for the rules (Russia's war and its use of sport for propaganda), so the restrictions appear only as a practical muddle.
Trusted report · Yle
“As long as Russia's war of aggression continues, Russian athletes have no business in Finland.”
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