27 August, 2024
🚨 88 Russian athletes and 8 Belarusian athletes have been authorized to compete in the Paralympic Games under a neutral flag. However, several of them continue to publicly support the war in Ukraine and the Russian army, which contradicts the values of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).💥 As long as Russian bombs continue to fall on Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes have no place at the Paris Paralympic Games. Stand With Ukraine calls on the IPC to take strong action and exclude athletes who support the criminal Russian regime.🚫🇷🇺🇧🇾 For the record, since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia and Belarus have not been excluded from the Olympic and Paralympic Games, but have been allowed to let their athletes compete under a neutral flag, provided they ...
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26 August, 2024
❌ The International Paralympic Committee (#IPC) allows Russian para-athletes supporting Russia's aggression against Ukraine to participate in the Paralympic Games.So-called "neutral" athletes have liked posts from athletes proudly displaying the military Z symbol or posing alongside Putin. These athletes have no place in the #Paris2024 Paralympic Games!🚫 Anna Kulinich-Sorokina (200m, 400m, javelin throw), Denis Gnezdilov (shot put), Andrei Kalina (swimming), Mariia Latritskaia (swimming), and Artem Pavlenko (swimming) openly support the war of aggression and should not be competing! As long as Russian bombs continue to rain down on Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes have no place in the Paris Paralympic Games.❗️ We call ...
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14 August, 2024
On December 6, 2023, the forum "Île-de-France and Ukraine: United Together" marked the beginning of a meaningful partnership between the city of Palaiseau, France, and Boyarka, a Ukrainian city in the Kyiv Oblast. This initiative, driven by Stand With Ukraine, is part of ongoing efforts to support Ukraine following the large-scale Russian invasion.The forum brought together numerous stakeholders to foster the creation of new partnerships between cities in Île-de-France and Ukraine.Jean-Pierre Madika, the elected official in charge of partnerships in Palaiseau, highlighted the importance of this collaboration, stating:"They are already thinking about their reconstruction, and we will work with them on urban planning and cultural policy. But the first step of this p...
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