This is reported by Watson.ch.
According to the source, the world championship will definitely not be held in Belarus due to the political situation in the country.
The head of IIHF Rene Fasel intends to personally fly to Minsk and inform the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko about it.
It was originally planned that the 2021 World Cup would be hosted by Latvia and Belarus.
The option of replacing Minsk with Prague or Bratislava is currently being considered.
There is also a possibility that both of these cities will win the World Cup.
In addition, it is possible that the tournament will be held only by Latvia, but the problem is that there is only one stadium in the country that can accommodate more than 10 thousand people.
The Ice Hockey World Championship will be held from May 21 to June 6.
Earlier it was reported that the IIHF is not considering an option to shift the date of the World Cup.