Chess Federation of Ukraine refused to send children to the World Chess Championship because of the participation of Russians there.

" FSU considers shameful policy of FIDE and its President A. Dvorkovich, who, contrary to the recommendations of the IOC, find gaps to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in official competitions.

In such conditions, we consider it immoral to sit down at the table with Russian chess players. In protest, the FSU refuses to delegate participants to the World Junior Championships and calls on other federations to do the same,"

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions.

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Earlier it was reported that Ukrainian chess players refused to play with Russians and Belarusians under any flags..