2018 winter olympics

Macedonia’s NATO accession talks have begun

In its mission to further develop a growing alliance to fend off the Russian aggression threat, NATO is officially engaging in talks with Macedonia. Following Crimea’s ‘annexation’ by Russia, Russia is perceived as a very grave threat by some European nations which seem to fear something like that happening to them. A High NATO Delegation has taken place in Skopje, headed up by the leader of the Euro-Atlantic & Global Partnership office of NATO.

FIFA anti doping probe exonerates Russian football players

The same party line that excluded Russia from participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics was again used to dampen Russia’s credibility and its team’s eligibility to compete in the tournament, which Russia will be hosting.
That line is that Russia cheats by doping up its players to give them an unfair edge over that of other nation’s teams in order to score victory for Russia, which would then be used as a part of Russia’s propaganda to show the world how great it is.