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• Iceland announces diplomatic boycott of 2018 World Cup in Russia

   Tuesday, March 27, 2018 11:00:02 AM

  

  Iceland has declared a diplomatic boycott against the World Cup, which will take place in Russia in summer 2018.

  A statement on the boycott was released by the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday.

  "Iceland stands in solidarity with UK over the Salisbury attack, [and is] taking diplomatic measures against Russia. High-level bilateral dialogue with Russia [has been] postponed, resulting in Icelandic leaders not attending the FIFA World Cup. We urge Russia to cooperate with the …

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