“The President of the International Ice Hockey Federation demanded that the red and white flags of freedom of Belarus be replaced in Riga.
Otherwise, it was required to remove the IIFH flags.
Everyone chooses a side - a people thirsting for freedom or a bloody dictator.
We will remove the IIFH flags, ”Stakis wrote on his Twitter page.
As a reminder, by order of Stakis in the center of Riga, the flag of Belarus was replaced with the red and white symbols of the opposition.
A red and white flag appeared on the square where the flags of the countries participating in the 2021 World Ice Hockey Championship are located.
Fasel called the incident unacceptable and called for the return of the flag of Belarus or the removal of the IIFH flag.
Earlier, the Belarusian Ice Hockey Federation announced that they would not withdraw from the 2021 World Cup because of the flag incident.