The national teams of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Latvia have refused to play with the Russian national team at the 2027 World Hockey Championship in Germany. This is what the representatives of the national hockey associations said. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation to allow Russian teams to compete under its auspices. Council member of the organization Anders Larson, admitted in a conversation with the media that the Russian Federation can replace the Ukrainian team in the upcoming tournament.