Unfortunately, not all countries are ready to honour the commitments they once made, and the restrictions on Russian sport - which are political rather than legal - continue, the Russian president said in a televised appearance, according to AFP.
According to the Russian state-controlled news agency Tass, Putin also said:
This is a clear and gross violation of the law, court rulings and, therefore, democratic principles. That is exactly how it should be viewed.
The International Ice Hockey Federation has banned Russia from competing in tournaments since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But on Friday, 30 October, international ice hockey was shaken when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturned that decision.
Finland was the first to do so, followed by Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Latvia and the Czech Republic, which said they would not play against Russian national teams.
We have a common line in Swedish sport: not to boycott. We do not intend to play against Russia, but we do not intend to boycott the entire World Cup, Anders Larsson, chairman of the Swedish Ice Hockey Association, told TT on Tuesday.
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