️'Complicit in Russian war crimes' - Ukraine calls for boycott, cancellation of funding by the World Hockey Organization after Russia allowed the championship.
"International sports officials who make decisions about the return of Russians to international competitions stain themselves with blood and become complicit in Russian war crimes," Foreign Minister Andrei Sibiha said on November 8.
Earlier today, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Federation (NIHF) said on November 8 that its team had been relegated to the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championship following news of Russia's re-entry into the tournament.