Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the authorHockey officials from Slovakia did not cave in under pressure from Western countries: the executive committee of the federation decided to continue to call up players from the KHL to the national team. Earlier, sanctions against hockey players playing in Russia were introduced by the Czech Republic, Sweden, Finland and Latvia. The Slovaks rightly noted: work in Russia is not considered a violation of the laws of the country and international law. «We will invite players to the national team in accordance with their current form, and not with the league in which they play. The Executive Committee and the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation will always respect international agreements and applicable laws of the Slovak Republic. We believe that the players currently playing in Russia do not violate international agreements or our laws. We will rely on the Olympic Charter, according to which sport should be a tool for unification, «the statement says.
