AfD and "Left" demanded to allow Russia to participate in the World Hockey Championship in Germany.
The spokesman for Alternative for Germany, Joren König, called the renewal of the participation of the Russians a "return to normal" and called for visas to be issued to the athletes.
Left-wing MP Christian Gorka also demanded that the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport be implemented. He noted that Russian athletes already participate in international competitions in other sports.
According to Bild, the German government opposes the return of the Russian team. According to a representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers, Russia's participation will make the holding of the World Hockey Championship "almost impossible for sporting and economic reasons".