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France
2024 Olympics: Paris in The Starting Blocks
A sample of what European media are saying on the eve of the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
July 26, 2024
Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine Strives to Keep Memory of Athletes Who Died Fighting Ahead of Paris Olympics
With the start of the 2024 Olympic Games, Ukraine is determined to remind the world of the athletes who were robbed of their chance to participate by the war with Russia.
July 26, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘We Can Rebuild the Infrastructure, but Not Lost Athletes’ – Ukraine at War Update for July 26
Kyiv can expect $50B funded by EU-frozen Russian assets by October; Sports minister says Olympics shows “Ukraine exists” and can win the war; Over a dozen Leopard tanks going to Ukraine this summer.
July 26, 2024
Russia
Russian Arrested Over 'Destabilization' Plot for Paris Olympics: Prosecutors
Prosecutors did not give any details of the alleged plot, except to say that it was not terrorist in nature.
July 24, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘The Bosses Live on Another Planet’ – Ukraine at War Update for July 24
Kremlin plans to imprison soldiers using smartphones on the battlefield; French police arrest Russian for planned Olympics attack; Russians kill two in Donetsk; SBU detains suspected agent for arson.
July 24, 2024
Sports
What We Know About the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony promises to be a spectacle. Some 500,000 people are set to watch the Olympics in person from specially built stands.
July 22, 2024
Russia
IOC Admits 15 Russian and 16 Belarusian ‘Neutral’ Athletes to 2024 Olympics
The International Olympic Committee designated “neutral” Russian and Belarusian athletes who will be allowed to participate in this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris.
July 19, 2024
War in Ukraine
‘He Has No Idea What the Hell He Is Talking About’ – Ukraine at War Update for June 28
Trump sidesteps debate questions about Ukraine war; EU realizes it needs to put €500B into defense; Olympics invite 22 Russians to Paris, some decline RSVP; Bulgaria cold-shoulders NATO summit.
June 28, 2024
France
Russia Uses Fake Tom Cruise in Attempt to Disrupt Olympics
Russia is using an AI-generated Tom Cruise to front a fake documentary that reports Olympics corruption and threats of terror attacks in Paris this summer.
June 4, 2024