MOSCOW, Mar 16United Russia stands for the immediate dismissal of former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich from the post of head of the Skolkovo Foundation, Secretary of the party's General Council Andrey Turchak said. participation in tournaments under its auspices until further notice.» Another boorish and chauvinistic attack against our compatriots — FIDE removed the Russian chess team from competitions under the auspices of the organization. Again, the idea that unites peoples that sport is out of politics is sacrificed to a servile fawning on the West «, Turchak wrote on his Telegram channel. Also, according to him, on the eve of Dvorkovich, he spoke in Western media condemning the special operation in Ukraine and stated that official chess events should not be held in Russia and Belarus, and their players should be prohibited from representing their countries in international competitions. The Secretary of the General Council of the United Russia called this a betrayal and «the behavior of the fifth column.» «While some citizens of Russia are fighting for the Motherland and the people of Russia with weapons in their hands, others, in fact, took the side of the enemy and act in his interests. Well, it means self-purification of our societies need to start, among other things, with the Skolkovo Foundation, which is headed by Dvorkovich. He made his choice,” Turchak said. March 15, 11:45 «Knife in the back»: Teryushkov on Dvorkovich's dismissal of Russian chess players On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. The armed forces say they are only targeting military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. There are casualties on both sides. After that, many Western countries imposed large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily against the banking sector and the supply of high-tech products. In addition, many brands and services announced the cessation of work in the country. Also on February 28, the International Olympic Committee recommended that sports federations prevent Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in international competitions due to the situation around Ukraine.
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