Riga Mayor Removed IIHF Flags after Fasel's Demand to Remove the Belarusian National Flag

• 25.05.2021, 12:00

Awesome support from the mayor of the capital of Latvia.

Yesterday, Martins Stakis, the mayor of Riga, where the World Ice Hockey Championship is taking place, replaced Lukashenka's flag with a white-red-white one. IIHF head Rene Fasel demanded the return of the red-green flag. In response, Martins Stakis removed the IIHF flag.

“The President of the IIHF has requested to replace (the white-red-and-white) Belarusian freedom flags with the ones of the regime - or to remove flags of IIHF. We have to pick sides - a people striving for freedom or a dictator. We will proceed with removing IIHF flags,” wrote the Mayor of Riga.

Let us remind you that Lukashenka’s Foreign Ministry has expelled the ambassador of Latvia and employees of the embassy in Minsk. Latvia answered symmetrically. President of Latvia Egil Levits supported the actions of the mayor of Riga.