President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)
Rene Fasel admitted in an interview with Sportschau that Belarus has almost no chance of hosting the World Cup in 2021.
To begin with, Rene Fasel explained the essence of his photographs with Lukashenka and Dzmitry Baskau.
"My joint photos with Lukashenka were misinterpreted. The discussion went in a completely different vein - I did not come to drink vodka with him. Our goal was to find a solution to the issue," Fasel said.
In turn, IIHF Secretary General
Horst Lichtner added that they were guaranteed that the photos did not get into the press.