In brief

• According to Lenta.ru (propaganda media), Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka apologized for his remarks about Russian women's hockey players, which were allegedly offensive.
• Lenta.ru reports that the politician admitted his words hurt Czech women's hockey and the entire sports community.
• As background, the portal cites an earlier description of the Russian players as "mannish girls" ("mužatých dívek"), which reportedly appeared on CNN Prima News.
• Lenta.ru states that Czech hockey players competing in the NHL reportedly sharply criticized these words on social media.

Russian press

Kremlin propaganda outlet Lenta.ru (propaganda media) reports that Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka apologized for his remarks about Russian women's hockey players, which were allegedly offensive. According to this account, the politician admitted that his words hurt the entire Czech women's hockey community and the whole sports environment. As background, it describes an earlier characterization of the Russian players as "mannish girls" on CNN Prima News. Lenta.ru (propaganda media) also cites comments from Czech NHL hockey players, who reportedly sharply criticized these words on social media (Мацинка извинился за оскорбления российских хоккеисток – Lenta.ru (media propagandowe)).

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