CAS orders hockey federations to readmit Russia to competitions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Moscow has long used sport as an instrument of soft power abroad, and the ruling could make Canada an early test case for Russia's return to international ice hockey while the war in Ukraine continues.
51% : CAS ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) can no longer bar Russia from participating in the upcoming World Junior Championship in Canada this December, as well as the men's and women's world championships in May and November 2027.
48% : The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled that the International Ice Hockey Federation can no longer ban Russian teams from competing in the world championships The decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), requiring international ice hockey governing bodies to readmit Russian teams to competitions, is "undesirable", Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an interview with Politico.
45% : Speaking on the sidelines of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal, Carney said he was unaware of the ruling but described it as "undesirable", adding that he would consider the matter.
31% : The federation banned Russia from international ice hockey following the start of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
27% : "The International Ice Hockey Federation expresses its disappointment with the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which allows the Russian Ice Hockey Federation to enter a Russian team in all IIHF championships with immediate effect," the IIHF said in a press release.

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