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Finland faces Belarus in Nations League match drawing criticism

Original: Finland is playing a football match in # uefanationsleague against # Belarus / # valkovenaja who's leader # lukashenko i

Finland is playing Belarus in a UEFA Nations League football match, and the fixture is drawing criticism because Belarus is led by Alexander Lukashenko, a close ally of Vladimir Putin. Critics in Finland argue the Football Association of Finland should not treat the match as a routine fixture, questioning the appropriateness of normal sporting relations with Belarus during the war in Ukraine.

Why now: The match is controversial because Belarus's government is backing Russia's war in Ukraine, prompting debate over whether Finland should be playing against them at all.

FinlandBelarusUEFA Nations LeagueAlexander LukashenkoPalloliitto

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• Finland is playing a football match in # uefanationsleague against # Belarus / # valkovenaja who's leader # lukashenko is the worst # putinspuppet . A total fanboy and he is helping # PutinWarCriminal . BUT!! The host Palloliitto of Finland has decided to turn it into a massive… · PirjaPaa@mastodontti.fi · 3

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