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Ukraine war: Estonia bars Russian, Belarusian athletes

Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 13.

📍 Ukraine, UA·🕐 18h ago·4 outlets

Estonia has joined Norway and Finland in restricting Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing on its territory over the ongoing war in Ukraine.

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The Punch· National ↗Ukrainska Pravda· National ↗BBC· International ↗

The story so far · 4 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 14, 9:08 AM UTC

Nov 13, 12:49 PM UTCFirst report
Estonia tells FIS it will ban Russian athletes from competing on its soil — ERR tass.com ↗
Nov 13, 7:17 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading this
Ukraine war: Estonia bars Russian, Belarusian athletespunchng.com ↗
Severity rose to medium
Nov 14, 9:08 AM UTC+20 h
Estonia bans Russian athletes as backlash intensifies bbc.co.uk ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 14, 9:08 AM UTC · +20 h
Nov 14, 1:21 PM UTC+25 h
Estonia bans Russian and Belarusian athletes from entering country pravda.com.ua ↗

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[Claude] Both other reports cover Estonia's ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes over the war in Ukraine, the same event as Report 1, with no conflicting facts.

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