The Council of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) has re-examined the appeals of the Russian and Belarusian hockey federations regarding the admission of their teams to the men's and women's ice hockey world championships, as well as to youth and junior world competitions. This was reported on the official website of the organization. During the meeting, the IIHF council specifically analyzed the possibility of participation of the teams from Russia and Belarus in each tournament. According to the council's decision, the Russian team will not be allowed to participate in all the listed competitions for the 2026-2027 season except for the Women's World Championship "due to ongoing concerns regarding safety, law enforcement, and sports integrity." The issue of Russia's admission to the women's championship will be re-examined by the IIHF council in November 2026 "taking into account the circumstances and risk assessments in effect at that time," the press release states. As for the Belarusian team, the IIHF council has currently ruled not to allow it to participate in the Men's World Championship and youth competitions "due to ongoing concerns regarding safety and law enforcement." There is currently no information on the IIHF website regarding Belarus's admission to other competitions. **Russia will miss the sixth World Championship since the start of the war in Ukraine** The Men's World Championship will take place in Germany from May 14 to May 30, 2027, at the arenas in Mannheim and Düsseldorf. The hockey teams of Russia and Belarus have been suspended from international competitions following the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation in 2022. Russia will miss its sixth consecutive World Championship. The IIHF Disciplinary Committee annulled the council's decision regarding the exclusion of the Russian teams from the 2026/27 season on May 28. After that, the IIHF stated that the council would make decisions on the admission of Russians separately for each specific tournament, reports "Deutsche Welle."