World's Top Chess Player Magnus Carlsen Urges Against Lifting Sanctions on Russia and Belarus
Carlsen made the announcement at the FIDE 100 Award ceremony. He expressed his gratitude for the award and remembered Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion and opposer of the leader of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin. In his honor, Carlsen called not to lift sanctions against the Russian and Belarusian chess federations.