Sports ministers in more than 30 European and non-European countries signed a joint declaration calling for the exclusion of Russian and Belarusian sports federations from the international community. This was announced at a briefing by the Minister of Culture and Sports of Poland Kamil Bortnichuk.

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It is noted that a joint declaration on further sanctions by Russia and Belarus in the field of sports was signed by 25 EU countries, as well as the UK, Liechtenstein, Iceland, the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan and Norway..

This is the second joint position of the ministers of sports of Europe and other countries of the world.. The first was introduced on March 8, shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine..

“We recommended that international federations exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes and teams from international competitions, as well as deprive Russia and Belarus of the right to host major international events,” Minister Bortnichuk recalled..

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As reported, FIFA removed all references to Russia from the 2022 World Cup promo. On May 2, UEFA decided to remove Russian clubs and national teams from the 2022/2023 international season. Russian teams next season will not be able to take part in European competitions, the UEFA Nations League, the U21 European Championship, Women's Euro 2022, as well as in the qualification of the Women's World Cup 2023.