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- 1Finland faces Belarus in Nations League match drawing criticism●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.
- 2Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject plan to toughen neutrality●Swiss voters overwhelmingly reject far-right plan to toughen neutrality
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to redefine the country's long-standing neutrality, with final government results showing more than 70% voting against it and a majority opposing it in all 26 cantons. The plan was championed by a right-wing populist party, which had argued Switzerland's neutral status should be stricter. The clear outcome preserves the current, more flexible interpretation of Swiss neutrality.