Ukrainian athletes now have no right to speak at any competitions that are held in Russia. This was told by the Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Igor Zhdanov. According to him, the championships in the "aggressor country" are dangerous for athletes because of Moscow's foreign and domestic policies. At the same time, Zhdanov called on international organizations to refuse to host tournaments in the territory of that country. "As a minister, I urge the international federations not to nominate competitions on the territory of the country where the international legislation in the field of sports is systematically neglected and which violates the WADA code," he wrote on his Facebook page. President of the Wrestling Association of Ukraine Elbrus Tedeev is sure that such "idiotic" decisions are made in the United States, which then impose their opinion on the authorities of the Nezalezhnaya. "Current Ukrainian politicians do everything on the contrary - I have not seen more ugly decisions in my life so far. And such decisions are coming down from above - from Lithuanians, Americans, who were forced to us and who occupy leading positions in high offices, "the" Soviet Sport ".

The Biathlon Federation, which was banned from sending athletes to the Biathlon World Cup in Tyumen, posted a message on its website in protest. "Patriots are not now those who think and are trying to do something for the good of the state, and those who are loudest are shouting" Moskalyak on a branch ". It is the latter who find support among the broad masses, and clever people use this skillfully, "the notification says.. It is noted that the initiative to close the site does not belong to the FBU, but to the administrators of this resource.