Athletes who were approved to compete at the Olympics under a neutral flag can only “experience the event” – likely watching from near the river.
Spectators won’t be permitted to display the flags,but organisers are at pains to note they are not technically banned.
Ukraine has bitterly opposed the presence of Russian competitors,even as neutrals,in Paris.
Warsaw authorities said it would increase Poland’s military presence along the border in response. They also summoned Belarus’ top diplomat in protest.
Prigozhin registered a “real estate management company” in Belarus last week under the name Concord Management and Consulting in Belarus.
In a rare public outing,the head of MI6 said Prigozhin’s mutiny was difficult for UK intelligence “to try and interpret”.
Concerns are growing that the presence of Wagner mercenaries in Belarus could destablise the region,but Belarus says the rebels have yet to arrive.
Yevgeny Prigozhin and his troops were expected to move to Belarus following his aborted mutiny on June 24.
Russia’s Andrey Rublev is one of the few high-profile Russians who have spoken out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
The most heated exchanges involving Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka were off the court at Roland-Garros on Tuesday.
The authoritarian president of Belarus,Alexander Lukashenko,signed a decree allowing citizens of 73 countries to travel to Belarus without a visa.