Ukraine asks Canada to ban Russian athletes

“We ask your government to suspend cooperation with Russians in sports, to stop granting visas and work permits to Russian athletes," Andrii Bukvych, Chargé d’Affaires of the Ukrainian embassy in Ottawa, wrote in a letter sent Wednesday to Pascale St-Onge, Canada’s Minister of Sport."[Taking] into consideration the gravity of [the] situation, I urge you, dear minister, to consider this request in the shortest possible terms.

Bukvych said in an interview with TSN that governments around the world must “send clear messages” to both Putin’s government and to the Ukrainian people through sanctions and more symbolic measures, including banning Russian athletes. “It’s not a secret that Russia has weaponized sports. It has hosted sporting events like the World Cup and Olympics as a way of building up its image. Well, now we all have to make a choice. If you are not okay at least in some small way with Ukrainian women and children being killed, then it’s time now to ban everything Russian…This is black and white. It’s about values. It’s literally about a battle for freedom.

“I think we need some time to understand how to do this regarding people who are here already,” Bukvych said. “We do not want to hurt children and families. And hopefully this is a temporary measure.”The Norwegian Ski Federation on Feb. 26 said it was“The Norwegian Ski Federation’s message to Russia and Russian athletes is crystal clear: We do not want your participation!” the federation said in a statement. “Sport is not detached from this and cannot remain passive to what is happening now.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

rwesthead yes let’s punish NHL players for no reason at all

rwesthead

rwesthead Most of Russian people cant understand the reason of sanctions. They still believe that their army is on a peacemaking mission. But their leader is threatening with nukes, bombing civilians... But its not players fault. E.g Panarin has been against Putin.

rwesthead Cancel culture at its finest....

rwesthead Yeah, I am okay with this. Russian players can resume their careers when the Russian attack on Ukraine has ended. But the loss of innocent lives cannot be replaced.

rwesthead the athletes didn't do anything. get a grip

rwesthead 👀

rwesthead Ok… now it gets interesting.

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