At the beginning of the congress, the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation (UFFK) put forward a proposal to remove representatives from Russia and Belarus from participating in it.. In particular, Ukraine demanded to deprive them of participation in voting, discussions, debates and making proposals..

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We also want you to take into account that many coaches and athletes from Russia support the actions of their president and the military invasion of Ukraine.. Our goal is to completely isolate Russians and Belarusians from world sports and deprive their athletes of the right to participate in international competitions, and these countries to hold them.. People cannot pretend that nothing is happening when many Ukrainian athletes take up arms to defend our country,"

However, Congress did not support Ukraine's proposal to remove Russians and Belarusians.. A 2/3 vote is needed to make a decision, but 55 voted " Russian and Belarusian officials continued to participate in the congress.

Similarly, Congress did not support Ukraine's proposal to ban Russians and Belarusians from participating in elections..

Only 46 votes were cast for it, 54 were against, 16 abstained..

Recall that after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus were suspended from participating in competitions under the auspices of the ISU, and these countries were deprived of the right to host international tournaments. At the same time, Russia and Belarus retained their membership in the ISU, and their officials retained their leadership positions..