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[Link] People Are Worried About Russian Saboteurs at the Poland-Ukraine Border
Read: 3/3/2022 www.vice.com
PRZEMYŚL, Poland — For Vladimir, a Ukrainian taxicab driver who was recently ferrying foreign fighters and refugees to and from the Poland-Ukraine border, the threat of Russian saboteurs is real.
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[Link] We Followed a Foreign Fighter on His Way to Join the War in Ukraine
Read: 1/3/2022 www.vice.com
PRZEMYŚL, Poland - In the dead of night outside the Polish town of Przemyśl, an ex-British soldier named Luke hopped into a taxi after flying from Birmingham, England earlier that day, and made his way to a nearby border checkpoint with one goal in mind: Joining the Ukrainian war effort.
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[Link] Man Sentenced for Smuggling 80 Pounds of Speed Disguised as COVID Vaccine
Read: 17/8/2021 www.vice.com
According to Norwegian national broadcaster NRK, customs officials initially intercepted the 50-year-old Polish man in January shortly after he arrived from Denmark via a ferry.
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[Link] Belarus Olympian safe in Tokyo hotel after refusing 'forced' flight home
Read: 5/8/2021 www.bbc.com
A Belarusian Olympian who refused her team's order to fly home early is safe after seeking protection from Japanese police, Games officials have said.They say sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, 24, spent the night in a hotel at Tokyo's Haneda airport.
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[Link] After Going ‘Free of L.G.B.T.,’ a Polish Town Pays a Price
Read: 11/4/2021 www.nytimes.com
Krasnik voted to be “free of L.G.B.T.” two years ago to satisfy conservative voters. Now, the mayor regrets the move, which has led to censure from other European countries and put funding at risk.