Athletistic / Chess. Russian grandmaster Sergei Karjakin said that Western countries are trying to negatively influence Russian sport. He recalled that the Latvian Seimas had banned its athletes from playing with teams from Russia and Belarus, even if they played in neutral status.

At the same time, Karjakin called on Russian athletes to also refuse to compete with representatives of countries occupying such a position.

“It is clear that a hostile policy is now being pursued towards Russia and our sport, so it is not surprising that such laws are being adopted.

Grandmaster Karyakin spoke about Valieva’s suspension for doping

It is clear that no one expects us during international competitions. If someone doesn’t want to play with us, we shouldn’t want to play with them either, it’s simple,” Karyakin is quoted as saying by TASS.


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