Latvia is determined not to take the ice against the Russians at the World Hockey Championship The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Russia's return to international hockey surprised the Latvian Hockey Association and created great uncertainty about its continued operations. However, one thing remains unchanged at the moment - Latvia does not plan to play against the national teams of Russia and Belarus. "We will definitely operate within the framework of what is allowed, and at the moment we are not planning to play against the Russians or the Belarusians," said Roberts Plebeis, the general secretary of the Latvian Hockey Federation. This means that if the Latvian national team were to play against Russia in the championship, they would receive a technical defeat. According to him, it is almost impossible to appeal the arbitration decision, but it is still unclear how the International Hockey Federation will implement it. "Today we have no guidance as to which direction this ship will begin to turn," he said.