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Ice hockey: AfD and Left for Russia's participation in the World Hockey Championship

After the verdict on Russia's relegation to international ice hockey tournaments, nations around world champion Finland threaten to boycott, sponsors with retreat.

Original: Eishockey: AfD und Linke für Russlands Teilnahme an Eishockey-WM

Sports 17 independent outlets · 53 articles translated from German
Photo: Berliner Zeitung
Bundesregierung: Eishockey-WM mit Russland „faktisch unmöglich“
Photo: Berliner Zeitung

What happened

With the participation in the World Cup in Germany two parties have no problem.

What outlets write

  1. Westdeutsche Zeitung 8 November, 11:35 and 2 more outlets
    «First DEB boss Frank Lutz brought a retreat as World Cup organizer into the game, now the home World Cup is supposed to take place»
  2. ZDF heute 6 November, 17:09 and 1 more outlet
    «According to the Russian decision of the CAS, the German Ice Hockey League is concerned about the orientation of the World Cup in 2027»
  3. t-online 6 November, 16:51
    «After the CAS ruling on the question of Russia, the Federal Government is drawing a clear line»

Reactions

The Cas approval of Russia raises complicated questions, and the DEB is pushing for quick answers.

Süddeutsche Zeitung 8 November

Who reports

17 independent outlets · 53 articles · first in English Welt