The IJF = International Judo Federation, chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, issued a statement on the 25th that President Vizer "hopes that Eastern Europe and the world will regain normality and stability."
President Putin is a judo leader who started at the age of 13 and is the Honorary Chairman of the IJF.
On the 25th, the IJF issued a statement on its website by Chairman Marius Vizer.
"We are saddened by the current international situation and hope that Eastern Europe and the world will regain normality and stability," while avoiding direct criticism of Russia in the statement.
The IJF has also announced the cancellation of the international convention scheduled for May in Kazan, Russia.
Other international athletics groups have also issued statements regarding Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, and the World Athletics Federation, former pole vaulting star player and vice chairman of Ukraine's Sergey Bubka, said, "Russian military invasion. I strongly condemn you. "