Smiles on the ice: Aleksandr Lukashenka (center) and Vladimir Putin (right, picture from 2014)
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Aleksandr Lukashenka, the President of Belarus who was booed by his own people, is involved in sport. He is courted by ice hockey. Lukashenka definitely wants to be at the World Cup final next year. But maybe he’ll be knocked out first
So a knockout can be something nice, as long as you don’t get a swing on your head yourself. For example, it is good to think about who should be knocked out one way or another right now so that the world will get a little better.
Donald Trump in the November election would be fine. And Gianni Infantino, who, as football world president and member of the International Olympic Committee, is allowed to rant about the values of sport, although criminal proceedings are pending against him in Switzerland. But of course Infantino is a little light in autocratic circles, compared to Aleksandr Lukashenka, for example.
Not only is he the booed President of Belarus from his own people, including many athletes, but also the President of the National Olympic Committee of his country. His son Viktor is First Vice President. Among the top sport officials, René Fasel from ice hockey especially likes to cuddle with him. Next year Lukashenka definitely wants to sit in the VIP box at the final of the ice hockey world championship, some of which he brought to Minsk. But maybe he’ll be knocked out first
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