MINSK (Reuters) - Belarus's president acknowledged on Tuesday Western countries might boycott the 2014 world ice hockey championships, which are due to be hosted in his country, telling organisers to insure themselves against possible cancellation or postponement.
The European Parliament has already urged the International Ice Hockey Federation to consider moving the games because of Belarus's poor human rights record and its treatment of the opposition, many of whose leaders have been jailed.
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