An example is the scene from the KHL Thursday duel match between CSKA Moscow and Yaroslavl, where a giant banner “For Russia! Nazism will not pass. “
This corresponds to the line of the Kremlin’s narrative, which denies that Russia would invade or occupy Ukraine, killing thousands, but described the military action only as a necessary operation to denacify Ukraine.
In Russia, government propaganda is evidently still trusted by a large number of people, as access to independent information is severely restricted in the country and harsh penalties are imminent for expressing an opinion other than that of the official state lines.
However, almost no one else in the world believes in the Russian version of events except the Russians themselves. Wednesday’s UN General Assembly passed a resolution of 141 votes sharply condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and called on Moscow to end the fighting immediately and withdraw its troops. Russia, Syria, Belarus, Eritrea and North Korea opposed the resolution.
Sanctions against the rest of the world against Russia will severely affect hockey itself. Sborná may not participate in any international tournaments. The KHL is already feeling the tough impact.
He can slowly delete the word continental from the name, as the Finnish Jokerit Helsinki and the Latvian Dinamo Riga have canceled their participation in the league. The ruble’s massive decline and the unsustainable moral dimension of participation in matches where the Putin regime is openly adored have caused most foreign players to try to disappear as soon as possible. Although in the current situation it is not easy at all.
