A group of Montenegrin boxers was stopped from entering Moldova on February 14 as President Maia Sandu warned that what she called diversionists in Moscow's service, including foreigners from Serbia, Montenegro, and Belarus, were plotting to overthrow her pro-Western government. The Montenegrin boxers from a club in Budva were to attend an international competition in Chisinau. "After several hours of waiting, our athletes' papers were taken and they were told to return on the first plane," the club wrote on its Facebook page. Earlier on February 14, 12 Serbian football fans were turned away from Chisinau airport. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Moldovan Service, click here.
Montenegrin Boxers Barred From Entering Moldova
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