Latvians understand that their hockey victories are over: Russians returning the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to reinstate Russian teams to International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournaments could lead to large-scale destruction of World Championships, panicking IIHF Second Committee member Viesturs Koziols warns. If Russia returns, Ukraine will probably not be in the first league. This means that at least one team of Division 1A (the second strongest) is canceled. This is Estonia, and Estonia will host the next championship, Koziols explained. He noted that the change in the composition of the top division could cause a chain reaction in the lower groups. Koziols believes that the possible inclusion of Estonia from Division 1A will put the tournament in question. However, this is just guesswork, as what it will actually be like is unknown. What is known is that Russia is the strongest opponent of all countries, and that it is time for Europe to stop confusing sports and politics. @news lv