The Chess Federation of Ukraine refused to play with Russians and Belarusians, said the president of the organization Viktor Kapustin.

He criticized the International Chess Federation and the European Chess Union, which did not ban Russians and Belarusians from playing matches.

“Since the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has completely ignored the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the European Chess Union will have to deal with the refusal of participants to play with citizens of Russia and Belarus who hide under the FIDE flag.

We, Ukrainian chess players, refuse to play with Russian and Belarusian players, no matter what flag they play under. We are not allowed to play with players from aggressor countries whose military is destroying our cities, killing civilians, women and children.

FIDE and the European Chess Union, having made shameful decisions that allow representatives of the aggressor countries to play during the war, are responsible to the entire chess world,"

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 Russian clubs were suspended from the main basketball European Cup.