The IIHF announced today that the standing ban handed down on Russia and Belarus for sanctioned international competition will remain in place for the 2025-26 IIHF Championships. "Following its latest meeting this morning,

The IIHF announced Tuesday that the Russian and Belarusian national teams will remain barred from competition for at least another year.

Russia and Belarus have been banned from international hockey since the invasion of Ukraine began in early 2022. "We want them back as soon as possible," IIHF president Luc Tardiff said at the world junior championship in January. "It will mean the war will be over.