The State Duma responded to the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry for his words about "male" hockey players from Russia.
Deputy Svetlana Zhurova called Piotr Matsinka's statement an expression of sexism and nationalism.
"Some kind of absolute sexism, which, by the way, is not welcomed among them. If he said that to his wives now, I wonder what would happen in the press. I'm sure people would be outraged. But for us it is possible. That is, they have rank: they can call some people that, others they can't. It is said very, surprisingly, right. nationalism.
At the same time, the president of the Czech Hockey Federation Eloise Gdamčík said that the head of the country's foreign ministry did not mean anything bad. According to him, Matsinka himself understands very well that "women's hockey is a worthy goal".