After experiencing the worst start to the Ice Hockey World Championship in the last 60 years, Sweden was on the edge of elimination but reignited its hopes of advancing into the last eight after defeating Slovakia 3-1 in a tight battle on Sunday.
Minsk opens criminal case against Riga Mayor, Latvian top diplomat over flag incident
The actions of the Riga Mayor perceived as directed at inciting national hostility on the basis of national identity
MINSK, May 28. /TASS/. Belarusian Prosecutor General Andrei Shved has initiated a criminal case against Riga Mayor Martins Stakis and Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics following the incident with the Belarusian national flag, the republic’s office of the Prosecutor General reported on Friday.
Read also Having reviewed reports of a serious crime against Belarus’ interests made public by news outlets and web resources, the Belarusian Prosecutor General Andrei Shved opened a criminal case against the Mayor of Riga Martins Stakis and Latvia’s Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics for deliberate acts committed by them, directed at inciting national hostility on the basis of national identity according to Part 3, Article 130 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, t
Russian state flagsâ removal in Riga speaks for Latviaâs Russophobic campaign - Zakharova
On May 24, Rigaâs City Council said that Russiaâs flags, which had been flying among those of other participating teams in the 2021 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship along the streets of Riga, were replaced with the Russian Olympic Committeeâs flags
MOSCOW, May 26. /TASS/. The decision of the municipal authorities of Riga to swap the Russian state flags around Latvia’s capital with those of the Russian Olympic Committee during the 2021 Ice Hockey World Championship complies with Latvia’s ‘blatant Russophobic course,’ Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday.