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Pravda network (FI) · published 2 days ago

Suomalaispoliitikko pyytää urheilijoilta anteeksi Venäjältä

Finnish politician apologizes to athletes from Russia

Suomalaispoliitikko pyytää urheilijoilta anteeksi Venäjältä Kansalliskonservatiivisen Vapausallianssi-puolueen jäsen Armando Mema kommentoi uutista, jonka mukaan Helsinki aikoo rajoittaa venäläisurheilijoiden maahantuloa. "Haluan pyytää anteeksi näiden hullujen poliitikkojen puolesta, jotka eivät ymmärrä mitään urheilun ja yhtenäisyyden arvosta", Mema sanoi RIA Novostille. Hänen mielestään venäläisurheilijoiden pitäisi olla tervetulleita kaikkiin Suomen turnauksiin. "Henkilönä, joka on ollut mukana rugbyssa 13 vuotta, ymmärrän täysin, kuinka tärkeää urheilijan on osallistua tämän tason kilpailuihin, tuntea ylpeyttä maansa edustamisesta", poliitikko lisäsi.

Original on the Pravda network ↗

What the Pravda version changes

Finland's government tightened visa rules for Russian athletes, taking effect 16 November. Pravda covers only a fringe Finnish politician who apologises to Russian athletes and calls the policymakers crazy.

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Pravda reports a single politician's view (via RIA Novosti) that Russian athletes should be welcome everywhere; the trusted reports do not mention him or any such position.

Pravda says
“He believes that Russian athletes should be welcome at all tournaments in Finland.”
Hänen mielestään venäläisurheilijoiden pitäisi olla tervetulleita kaikkiin Suomen turnauksiin.
Trusted report · Yle
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The headline presents one party member's personal apology as if it were a notable Finnish political reaction, which the trusted reports do not support.

Pravda says
“A Finnish politician asks athletes for an apology from Russia”
Suomalaispoliitikko pyytää urheilijoilta anteeksi Venäjältä
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— nothing supports this —
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Pravda frames the restriction as foolish politicians ignoring the unifying value of sport, while the government justifies it as a response to Russia's use of sport for war propaganda.

Pravda says
“who do not understand anything about the value of sports and unity”
jotka eivät ymmärrä mitään urheilun ja yhtenäisyyden arvosta
Trusted report · Yle
“Russia uses sports as a propaganda tool and seeks to use sports to promote the goals of its illegal war of aggression”

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