MOSCOW, 25 Feb. The World Boxing Council (WBC) will not recognize or approve fights in Russia due to the situation in Ukraine, the organization's press service reports. «The WBC will not recognize or authorize any boxing activity in Russia until further notice, while in Ukraine peace will not be restored and human rights will not be protected,” the statement reads. , they have nothing to do with politics, but they are big supporters of our sport in Russia and abroad,» the message says. On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided on a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In a televised address to the Russians, he said that the circumstances «require decisive and immediate action from us, the people's republics of Donbass turned to Russia with a request for help.» According to the Russian leader, all responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine. He called on the Ukrainian military not to follow the criminal orders of the Ukrainian authorities, lay down their arms and go home.
