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Poland, Sweden refuse to play World Cup qualifier with Russia

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Poland will not play its football World Cup qualifier against Russia next month following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “In light of the escalation of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine, the Polish national team is not going to play a match against Russian Republic,” the president of the Polish Football Association, Cezary Kulesza, said on…

Russia bans flights from Bulgaria, Poland, Czech Republic

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Russia said it was closing its airspace to flights from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic in tit-for-tat punitive measures following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “Air carriers of these states and/or registered in them are subject to restrictions on flights to destinations on the territory of the Russian Federation, including transit flights through the airspace…