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Info: FMJD

February 27th 2022

To: every FMJD member

Subject: Suspension of The draughts federation of Russia and Belarusian draughts federation

Taking into account the ongoing war in Ukraine, the executive councils of the World Draughts

Federation (FMJD) and European Draughts Confederation (EDC) has adopted the following

decision:

i. According to Chapter 13 of the Statutes, the executive council suspends The Draughts

Federation of Russia, further – DFR, and the Belarusian Draughts Federation, further –

BDF, from membership in the FMJD;

ii. This decision also includes:

− prohibition for DFR and BDF to use any member rights deriving from the Statutes

and other FMJD documents;

− prohibition to organize any FMJD draughts tournaments in the Russian

Federation or the Republic of Belarus. All planned tournaments have to be

cancelled or re-located;

− prohibition for Russian and Belarussian athletes to take part in FMJD

tournaments under the flags of the Russian Federation or the Republic of

Belarus;

− prohibition to use any national symbols of the Russian Federation or the

Republic of Belarus (flags, anthems, scutcheons, etc.) in any FMJD tournaments;

− prohibition for Russian federation and Belarus national teams participate in

FMJD team tournaments (with or without national flags);

iii. This decision comes into force with immediate effect. According to Chapter 14 of the

Statutes, the executive council is working on subsequent steps to draft further decision

projects for which members of the FMJD will vote.

Jacek Pawlicki                             Carlo A. Bordini

FMJD President                           EDC President