Dutch minister on thin ice after skating with Olympic gold medallist

Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra faced criticism for breaching the country’s tough coronavirus lockdown

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021 - 15:41

Associated Press reporters

The Dutch finance minister is on thin ice after taking to a speed skating oval with one of the Netherlands’ greatest Olympians.

Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra faced criticism for breaching the country’s tough coronavirus lockdown after posting a photo of himself on Twitter skating alongside Sven Kramer, the winner of four Winter Olympics gold medals in speed skating.

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