Germany called to allow Russia to enter the 2027 Ice Hockey World Cup.
Representatives of the opposition parties Alternative for Germany and the Left expressed confidence that the Russian team should take part in the championship, which will be held in Dusseldorf and Mannheim next year.
"We see this as a return to normalcy. Of course, Russian athletes have to be issued visas," said Jören König, an expert in the AfD's parliamentary faction on sports policy.
Earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the Russian Hockey Federation's appeal and overturned the International Hockey Federation's decision to suspend the Russian Federation. After that, Sweden, Finland, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark and Latvia announced that they will not play with the Russian national team.