US says Belarus’ effort to force Olympian to return home ‘cannot be tolerated’
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to Twitter late Monday to criticize Belarus’ political regime for attempting to force an Olympic sprinter to return home after criticizing how officials were managing her team.
In May, Blinken issued a stark reprimand of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for allegedly ordering fighter jets to divert a commercial airliner carrying an opposition journalist. Blinken called on an "international investigation." He said the U.S. stands with the people of Belarus." Poland announced Monday that it granted a visa to Tsimanouskaya and an activist group said it purchased plane tickets for the runner. She drew the ire from the country’s state-run media after posting that she had been put on the 4x400 relay despite never having raced in the event.More Related News