MOSCOW, February 27 The Swiss Ice Hockey Federation (SIHF) on the official website reported , which sent an application to the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) demanding sanctions against Russia and Belarus due to the situation in Ukraine. The SIHF, in an appeal to the IIHF Council, called for the immediate exclusion of the ice hockey federations of Russia and Belarus from the IIHF and depriving Russia of the right to host the youth championship 2023 World Championships in Novosibirsk and 2023 World Championships in St. Petersburg. Also, the Swiss national team will refuse to hold a friendly match with the Russian team in preparation for the 2022 World Cup in Finland. The president of the Latvian Hockey Federation (LHF), Aigar Kalvitis, also called to suspend the membership of Russia and Belarus in the IIHF, whose statement was published on the official website of the LHF. The Latvian national team will not play the scheduled test matches in Riga with the national teams of Russia and Belarus before the 2022 World Cup.
