The refusal of several European countries to play with the Russian national team is a political decision with a double standard that has nothing to do with sports. Soccer coach Valery Napomniaschi shared this belief with Izvestia. "The sport has always united, never separated. Americans and Canadian hockey players are very sorry, they say that when the Russians play, very interesting tournaments take place," he noted. Napomniachi emphasized that countries that do not allow Russian athletes to participate in competitions should be denied the right to host international tournaments "Here the International Olympic Committee should speak out loud", concluded the coach. Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Mike Carney said that the Russian youth hockey team will not participate in the World Championship that will be held in the country. Norway, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Austria also announced their intention to boycott games against the Russian national team in the 2027 World Cup. At the same time, in Germany, where the championship is supposed to be held, they allowed the possibility of refusing to hold the competition. In turn, a representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on November 4 that the agency found no signs of discrimination in the European federations' intention to boycott matches with the Russian national team. More IZ RU news in max.

The refusal of several European countries to play with the Russian national team is a political decision with a double standard that has nothing to do with sports. Soccer coach Valery Napomniaschi shared this belief with Izvestia. "The sport has always united, never separated. Americans and Canadian hockey players are very sorry, they say that when the Russians play, very interesting tournaments take place," he noted. Napomniachi emphasized that countries that do not allow Russian athletes to participate in competitions should be denied the right to host international tournaments "Here the International Olympic Committee should speak out loud", concluded the coach. Earlier, Canadian Prime Minister Mike Carney said that the Russian youth hockey team will not participate in the World Championship that will be held in the country. Norway, Denmark, Finland, Latvia, the Czech Republic and Austria also announced their intention to boycott games against the Russian national team in the 2027 World Cup. At the same time, in Germany, where the championship is supposed to be held, they allowed the possibility of refusing to hold the competition. In turn, a representative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights reported on November 4 that the agency found no signs of discrimination in the European federations' intention to boycott matches with the Russian national team. More IZ RU news in max.