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Minister of Sports of Ukraine welcomes extension of sanctions against chess players from Russia and Belarus

Matviy Bidnyi, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, welcomed the decision of the European Chess Union to extend sanctions against Russia and Belarus. He called for tougher sanctions and announced an initiative to impose personal sanctions against the FIDE president.
Министр спорта Украины приветствовал продление санкций против шахматистов из рф и белоруссии

Matvey Bidnyi supported the decision of the European Chess Union to extend sanctions against Russia and Belarus. This was reported by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, UNN reports.

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The Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine, Matviy Bidnyi, welcomed the recent decision of the European Chess Union to extend sanctions against the chess federations of Russia and Belarus. The ECU called on the international chess federation to maintain the restrictions imposed in 2022 and also condemned the actions of the Russian chess federation, which included the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories in its structure.

The minister announced an initiative to impose personal sanctions against FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich if Russian chess players are admitted to international competitions.

President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation Oleksandr Kamyshin also expressed support for the ECU's decision. He emphasized that the return of Russian players to international tournaments is unacceptable.

The European Chess Union condemned the actions of the Russian chess federation and called on FIDE to take measures to stop their activities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine.

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