The Kremlin commented on the replacement of the state flag of Belarus for the World Ice Hockey Championship in Riga

“You and I saw that the flag of Belarus was replaced by a banner, which is not the flag of Belarus.

This, of course, is a rather egregious event, "RIA Novosti quoted Peskov as saying.

The mayor of Riga, Martins Stakis, at the World Ice Hockey Championship, replaced the national flag of Belarus with the white-red-white flag, which was official in 1991-1995.

Earlier, Nikolishin spoke about the removal of the flag of the ice hockey federation at the World Cup in Riga.