The national teams of Russia and Belarus were not allowed to the pre-qualification round of qualification for the 2025 European Basketball Championship. This was announced by the Basketball Federation of Ukraine, referring to an official letter from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It is noted that FIBA \u200b\u200bunanimously adopted the corresponding decision last week, guided by the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).. Thus, the national teams of the Russian Federation and Belarus will not play in the selection for the continental championship. Accordingly, they will also not be able to get into the final part of EuroBasket 2025. The national team of Ukraine will miss the preliminary stage of selection for the EuroBasket.

Main qualifying round for EuroBasket 2025 starts in November 2023. 32 national teams will take part in it. Earlier it was reported that the Russian national basketball team was not allowed to qualify for the 2024 Olympics.. Recall that after the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukrainian territories, FIBA \u200b\u200bsuspended all Russian clubs and teams from competitions under its auspices, and also rejected the application of the Russian Federation to host EuroBasket 2025.