The decision of CSKA Moscow not to recognize the disqualification of goalkeeper Ivan Fedotov will demonstrate to the whole world that the representatives of the aggressor country are "from a great, mighty and very strong country, and a very strong power, which is called Russia." At the same time, the Russian Federation does not expect the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to apply additional sanctions.

This was stated with pathos by former general manager of the Russian national team Andrei Safronov in a commentary to the AllProSport portal. He complained that the Russian Federation was excluded from international hockey competitions and today it is a "pseudo-member" of the IIHF.

"We've already had so many disciplinary cases brought against us, we've already been cut off from everything we can. If we're like pseudo-members of the IIHF today for the simple reason that we were taken out by a general decision, I think the CSKA president was probably right to say that Fedotov should play, will play, and what are we risking? I think that our decency is taken for our weakness. Fear the wolves - don't go to the forest, at some point we have to show that we are from a great, mighty and very strong country, and a very strong power, which is called Russia," Safronov said.

Recall, Russian national team goalie Ivan Fedotov was disqualified until the end of the year for signing a contract with CSKA Moscow, having an existing agreement with Philadelphia, with whom the Russian goalie agreed to move in May 2022. The very next month, the hockey player was detained and forcibly drafted into the Russian army.

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The day before, CSKA said it would not abide by the IIHF's decision by including the player in the roster and announcing his debut as early as September 1.

As reported by OBOZREVATEL, two-time Olympic champion Vyacheslav Fetisov threw a real tantrum over Ivan Fedotov's disqualification, calling for the IIHF's decision to be "shoved in one place." And coach Gennady Kurdin complained that the IIHF doesn't consider Russians to be human beings. In turn, Alexander Kozhevnikov said that Russia will "start to die out" if it leaves the IIHF.

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