"We are currently gathering as many countries as possible to form a common front to tell the IIHF that none of us will play against Russia in this situation," said Heikki Hietanen, chairman of the Finnish Ice Hockey Association.

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The wanton evil that russia and its people have been perpetrating in Ukraine since 2014 is unquestionably a valid reason for their exclusion. Although sporting competitions can transcend political divides and bring people closer together there is a limit to this thinking which any civilized person can distinguish.

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