The IOC has banned not the Ukrainian athlete, but its own reputation. Future generations will recall this as a moment of shame.
He simply wanted to commemorate fellow athletes killed in war. There is nothing wrong with that under any rules or ethics.
The IOC intimidated, disrespected, and even lectured our athlete and other Ukrainians on how they should keep quiet about “one of 130 conflicts in the world”.
The IOC has also systemically failed to confront the greatest abuser of international sports and the Olympic Charter — Russia.
A country that started three invasions during the Olympic Truce in the past three decades, implemented the largest state-funded doping program, killed 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches, and damaged 800 sports facilities in Ukraine.
These are Russians who must be banned, not the commemoration of their victims. None of them are “neutral”.
If the Olympic Creed says that “the most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part”, then @iocmedia betrayed it completely by preventing @heraskevych from taking part and betrayed 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches killed by Russia.
We are proud to have Vladyslav who has not betrayed them. Thank you for your principles and bravery.
Rīgas Dzemdību namā pērn no visiem bērniņiem 75% piedzimuši latviešu ģimenē, pie tam 20% ir trešais, ceturtais vai piektais bērniņš! @dzemdibunams
Rīgas Dzemdību namā bērniņus visbiežāk laiž pasaulē rīdzinieces un latvietes https://t.co/WcyRqC1Rj1
#OTD in 1994, under the Budapest memorandum, Ukraine agreed to give up a huge stockpile of nuclear weapons in return for security assurances, primarily from Russia and the United States.
For the war to end, it's enough for the signatories to honour them.
🇪🇺 The Telegraph leaks Europe’s peace plan: Brussels offers its own version instead of Washington’s
The Telegraph has published a draft of the European “peace plan” for Ukraine — an alternative to the U.S. proposal. It includes 24 points, and many of them look tougher in Kyiv’s favor compared to the American version.
Key points:
🔵 Full ceasefire and international monitoring (U.S. + Europe, satellites, drones, on-the-ground inspections).
🔵 Russia must return all deported Ukrainian children and all detained civilians.
🔵 Exchange of all prisoners of war under the “all for all” formula.
🔵 Ukraine receives legally binding security guarantees from the U.S. — effectively a version of Article 5.
🔵 No restrictions on the Ukrainian Armed Forces or the defense industry.
🔵 Ukraine retains the right to invite allied troops and choose its own weapons.
🔵 EU membership is guaranteed. NATO membership depends on Alliance consensus, but the door remains open.
🔵 Ukraine regains control over the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and the Kakhovka Dam, obtains free navigation on the Dnipro, and control over the Kinburn Spit.
🔵 Territorial issues are discussed only after a full ceasefire and from the current line of control — no forced concessions.
🔵 Russia must pay reparations using its frozen sovereign assets.
🔵 Sanctions on Russia may be eased partially and gradually, with an instant snapback mechanism.
None of us should put pressure on Zelenskyy when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace.
Russia considers Ukraine in NATO unacceptable.
Ukraine considers Russian interference, troops, tanks, drones, missiles, and mines in countries that are not Russia unacceptable.
👶3 dienas vasarā - tas ir gada visražīgākais laiks mazuļu piedzimšanā! Šo interesanto faktu ievērojām, raugoties uz dzimstības datiem Latvijā pēdējo 25 gadu laikā (1999.-2024.).
🎂Vai Tev arī ir dzimšanas diena kādā no TOP3 datumiem - 19.jūnijā, 21.jūnijā un 7.jūlijā?
This was not a mistake. A mistake is something like imposing tariffs on penguins. What we saw in Sumy is a deliberate continuation of a genocidal invasion. Our real mistake is not helping Ukraine enough. The appropriate response would be to admit our mistake and stop making it.
“It’s actually a very personal story to me.” @gintszilbalodis, who directed the Oscar-winning animated movie “Flow,” tells me it’s more important to ask questions than to “spoon feed” all the information, especially for children’s films.
Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett says Russia was not targeted with new tariffs because of the ongoing negotiations.
Yet, the Trump administration had no trouble imposing a 10% tariff on Ukraine. Makes you wonder...
“Mums ir dota labākā zeme, kur dzīvot! Mūsu zemē izaug visa pārtika, kas vajadzīga, mums ir dotas prasmes, mēs visu varam izdarīt!” savas simtgades priekšvakarā saka disidente un PSRS okupācijas laika pretošanās kustības dalībniece Lidija Lasmane. https://t.co/IOWhz13MfP
How Russia behaves in the coming days will reveal a lot—if not everything. If there are air raid alerts again, if there is renewed military activity in the Black Sea, if Russian manipulations and threats continue—then new measures will need to be taken, specifically against Moscow.
Diplomacy must work. And from the Ukrainian side, we are doing everything to make that happen.
I thank everyone who is helping. I am grateful to the United States for the constructive and effective work of our teams.
Now, results are needed from Russia. We do not trust them. And frankly—the world doesn’t trust Russia. And they must prove that they are truly ready to end the war—ready to stop lying to the world, to @realDonaldTrump, and to America.
Hungary: Mass protests against dictator Orban in Budapest. Orban shut down public transportation to prevent people from across the nation from gathering in the capital.
"The spring is here. The spring of the Hungarians. And we, together will end Orban's winter!"