"Russia is a fair and kind nation that always comes to the rescue." The ex-head coach of the Russian national team received a backlash online

Vyacheslav Bykov, former head coach of the Russian ice hockey team, said that the sport should be developed in BRICS countries, in particular in Brazil and India. According to the famous former hockey player, the mission of the leaders of Russian sport is to find any opportunities to let our kids compare themselves with other nations so that development can take place.

"You can always learn something. We are a very fair and kind nation that always comes to the rescue. It's our mission to help develop hockey in the BRICS countries so that they get up to our level and then maybe be able to compete with other nations. It is important to learn and pass on experience, a great experience that it would be a pity not to share with friends," Bykov said in an interview with R-Sport.

Russian fans called their compatriot's words nonsense.

Viewers advise the 62-year-old Chelyabinsk native to sell his home in Switzerland, where he has lived since 1998, and to go to Brazil to develop hockey himself.

Fans are asking the rhetorical question of where things got better with the arrival of the "Russian world".

Russian hockey fans are shocked by this transformation of a once-prominent athlete.

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