Putin called for dealing with foreign transfers of young hockey players
President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin spoke about the transfer of young Russian hockey players to foreign clubs. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“We need to understand what we should do with these hockey businessmen who take children from sports schools and drag them abroad,” Putin urged. The head of state emphasized that Russia is a free country, every person makes his own choice and no one should interfere with this.
Earlier, Putin called the removal of athletes from Russia ethnic discrimination. “We learned that an invitation to the Games is not an unconditional right for the best athletes, but a kind of privilege and it can be earned not by sports results, but by some kind of political gestures,” the president said.
On March 28, the International Olympic Committee recommended that Belarusians and Russians who did not support the special operation in Ukraine be allowed to compete in neutral status. At the same time, athletes from Russia and Belarus associated with the armed forces or security agencies of their countries are recommended to be excluded from participation in competitions.
Source: Lenta
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