How Poland uses Belarusian sprinter’s case to embarrass Lukashenko

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How Poland uses Belarusian sprinter’s case to embarrass Lukashenko
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Warsaw has become a strong supporter of Lukashenko’s opposition, fearing that past leniency has only facilitated his regime’s growing brutality, writes William Nattrass

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya’s case has quickly turned into a regional row between Poland and Belarusoland is offering asylum to Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya after the athlete claimed team officials tried to force her to return to Belarus.

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