Athletistic/ Others. Russian chess player Sergey Karyakin spoke about the awarding of the Order’s medal “For services to the Fatherland”.

“I am very happy to receive such a high reward. Perhaps the critics will say that it is politicized, but I would like to remind you that as a member of the Russian team I became world champion. Good luck,” Karjakin said.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding Karyakin the Order of Merit of the Fatherland Medal.