In brief

• Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that Petr Macinka, head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, called Russian women's hockey players "man-like" and stated that the tournament in Ostrava would take place without them.
• According to Wiesti.ru, the Russian embassy in the Czech Republic deemed the statement sexist and unworthy of a politician.
• Russian commentators, including Svetlana Zhurova and Vyacheslav Fetisov, reportedly called it "absolute sexism" and "mockery of the girls" (according to Wiesti.ru), respectively.
• Wiesti.ru's claims about Prague's position and the exclusion of Russia from sporting events are not independently confirmed; this source is Kremlin propaganda.

Russian press

The Russian state press is reporting on the dispute following remarks by Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka, who according to Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) called Russian women's hockey players "man-like" and stated that the tournament in Ostrava would take place without them. Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that the Russian embassy in the Czech Republic deemed these remarks sexist and unworthy of a politician, while Russian commentators, including Svetlana Zhurova and Vyacheslav Fetisov, called them "absolute sexism" and "mockery of the girls", respectively. It should be stressed that this is Kremlin propaganda, and its claims about Prague's position and the exclusion of Russia from sporting events are not independently confirmed facts (В посольстве РФ назвали слова главы МИД Чехии о хоккеистках недостойными – Wiesti.ru (media propagandowe)).

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