In brief

• According to Rzeczpospolita, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, speaking with Andrej Babiš, pointed to joint infrastructure investments; Rzeczpospolita reports that Poland is focusing on expanding Baltic ports and north–south connections, and he called the Czech Republic a traditional partner that is modernising its own transport network.
• According to The Moscow Times, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that hockey players from Russia and Belarus will not take part in the World Junior Championship in Alberta in December and January while the war in Ukraine continues.
• The Moscow Times reports that the hockey federations of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic refused to play against Russia at next year's men's world championship in Germany.
• The Russian portal Wiesti.ru, described by the review's authors as propaganda media, reports that the Czech company Skoda may withdraw from sponsoring the world championship if the Russian national team is admitted; it cites the portal sport.cz and the CTK news agency.
• Wiesti.ru quotes Skoda spokeswoman Ivana Povolná, who announced a reassessment of the company's participation in the tournament and noted that the company does not support the CAS decision of 30 October.

Polish press

According to the Polish Rzeczpospolita, Prime Minister Donald Tusk, speaking with Czech head of government Andrej Babiš, pointed to joint infrastructure investments. As Rzeczpospolita reports, Poland is focusing on expanding Baltic ports and north–south connections, and Tusk called the Czech Republic a traditional partner that is also modernising the transport network connecting its regions with Poland and the rest of Central and Southern Europe. ("I don't know if it reaches everyone". Donald Tusk stresses the importance of trade with the Czech Republic – Rzeczpospolita)

Russian press

According to The Moscow Times, an independent Russian news outlet operating in exile, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that hockey players from Russia and Belarus will not take part in the World Junior Championship in the province of Alberta, which takes place in December and January. The outlet quotes his words that, as long as the war in Ukraine continues, athletes from these countries will not represent their states in Canada. The Moscow Times also reports that the Norwegian, Danish, Swedish and Czech hockey federations refused to play against Russia at next year's men's world championship in Germany (Russia Will Not Compete at World Junior Hockey Championship in Canada, PM Carney Says – The Moscow Times).

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that the Czech company Skoda may withdraw from sponsoring the world hockey championship if the Russian national team is admitted to the tournament – according to the message of Kremlin propaganda, this information is said to come from the portal sport.cz, citing the CTK news agency. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) quotes the words of Skoda spokeswoman Ivana Povolná, who announced a reassessment of the company's participation in the tournament and noted that the company does not support the CAS decision. The portal also mentions a boycott by the hockey federations of several European countries, the Canadian prime minister's decision regarding visas, and the CAS ruling of 30 October. (Skoda пригрозила отказом от спонсорства ЧМ по хоккею из-за России – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe))

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