but borisjohnson has declined an invitation to meet the first minister, nicola sturgeon, for talks. nicola sturgeon had invited borisjohnson to her official residence to discuss "covid recovery". in a letter to ms sturgeon, mrjohnson has suggested a meeting with other first ministers at a later date. the belarusian sprinter who refused her team's orders to fly home from the olympic games, is now on her way to vienna. krystina timanovskaya is expected to travel on to poland where she's been granted a humanitarian visa. she had been given refuge at the polish embassy in tokyo after belarusian team officials had tried to get her to board a flight home against her will because she criticised her coaches on social media. the change of destination for krystina timanovskaya is just the latest twist in the troubled last 12 months for belarus and the president alexander lukashenko. his regime has drawn worldwide criticism for its human rights abuses.