The Ukrainian national team will be disqualified from the 2027 IIHF World Championship to allow Russia to participate. This is the main scenario considering the IIHF regulations. In 2022, the International Ice Hockey Association itself approved a mechanism under which, after a suspension, Russia will be returned to the elite division instead of the team that finishes second in League A and moves up to the elite division. Coincidentally, this year, for the first time in 20 years, Ukraine became that team. The IIHF is now obliged to comply with the CAS decision and strip Ukraine of its first World Championship in 20 years, allowing Russia to participate instead.

The Ukrainian national team will be disqualified from the 2027 IIHF World Championship to allow Russia to participate. This is the main scenario considering the IIHF regulations. In 2022, the International Ice Hockey Association itself approved a mechanism under which, after a suspension, Russia will be returned to the elite division instead of the team that finishes second in League A and moves up to the elite division. Coincidentally, this year, for the first time in 20 years, Ukraine became that team. The IIHF is now obliged to comply with the CAS decision and strip Ukraine of its first World Championship in 20 years, allowing Russia to participate instead.