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Debates a citizenship bill that many say discriminates against muslims. Now the World Anti Doping Agency has banned russia from the next olympics and football world cup the committee met in switzerland to impose a 4 year ban on russia using its flag and team names from a range of sporting events that means some athletes could compete under a neutral flag a government sponsored doping scheme was revealed 5 years ago lets get more on this now and bring in our Sports Correspondent lee wellings he joins us from london so. How. Is this ban towards sporting events. Well its significant and its important it covers all sporting events however it doesnt change that much about the situation weve already been in for the past 5 years after russia effectively poisoned its own Winter Olympics in sochi the widescale st ....
Leaders of ukraine and russia meet for the 1st time theyll be in paris for a summit that aims to put an end to the conflict in Eastern Ukraine so will the 2 leaders find a solution and charge of a way forward and whats at stake this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im home here in ukraine elected a president in april whose top priority was to end the conflicts in the east more than 13000 people have been killed during the fighting there between the Ukrainian Army and russian backed separatists and i for the 1st time since he came into office lot of years are in ski is meeting russian president Vladimir Putin where french and german leaders are mediating the talks taking place in paris on monday the socalled Normandy Group last met to discuss ways t ....
Widescale state sponsored corruption was of course on covered from that position on words its been about the politics of the situation there are very few if anybody who believes that russia isnt doping the question is is what are people going to do about it and in this instance its this perceived 4 year ban but its a ban really on the flank of russia will have the same situation weve had in rio and. Olympics in that there will be neutral athletes from russia that are effectively a russian team that situation is going to continue the hosting of events becomes a big deal as well russia has some big world Sports Events coming up in the next few years and its whether they can find a loophole by the court of arbitration for sport to actually continue to host those events we know that big figures in world sport want to keep russia in the game rather than push them away from it despite this clear evidence of doping. Police in new zealand ....
To appeal to do session also in moscow a bus crashes into a subway underpass killing at least four people several others have been injured police are now questioning the driver and investigating what caused the crash plus. Pope francis delivers his traditional Christmas Day blessing and his message he calls for israelis and palestinians to come together and resume talks aimed at a two state solution the pontiff called that the path to peace in the holy land. Meanwhile in his christmas address germanys president urges germans to not lose hope in times of uncertainty as the country struggles to form a new government will bring you Frank Loesser shine Meyers Christmas message. Sarah harmon welcome to the show its good to happy with this. One critic alexina volley is urging the russians to boycott next years president ial vo ....
Outspoken critic of the kremlin not only has vowed to appeal the decision. Also on the Program Comes home from the outside world in austria a massive rockslide has blocked access to over one hundred people in a remote valley. And fresh clashes break out in peru over the pardon granted to formulate a full team already protesters accusing current president andrew public could shinseki if issuing the pardon to save his career. Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring eight good to have you with us russian Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny has been barred from running in next years president ial race the countrys Election Commission has ruled him ineligible to take you to a suspended prison sentenc ....