⚡'Accomplices in Russian war crimes' — Ukraine calls for boycott, defunding of world hockey org after Russia allowed in championship.

"International sports bureaucrats who make decisions about the return of Russians to international competitions are staining themselves with blood and becoming accomplices in Russian war crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Nov. 8.

Earlier in the day, the Norwegian Ice Hockey Association (NIHF) said on Nov. 8 that its team was dropped to a lower division at the 2027 World Junior Hockey Championship after news of Russia's reintegration into the tournament.