The newly elected President of Ukrainian Chess Federation , Advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський arrived in #Budapest Olympiad to attend the International Chess Federation General Assembly Thanks to everyone for #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Interim good news from the International Chess Federation GA in Budapest: Chairman of the Constitutional Commission Roberto Rivello reported: 1. Complaint of russian CF is not admissible. 2. Request of Kyrgyz CF can’t be submitted to the vote of GA and should stay in the hands of FIDE Council.

Russian chess player Sergey Karjakin is a supporter of Putin and Russia’s war against Ukraine. He meets with soldiers, films propaganda videos in the cities Russia has destroyed, and even builds a political career. International Chess Federation, do you still consider lifting sanctions on Russia?

Russia’s relentless attacks threaten basic services like water, power, and heat. Through USAID, the U.S. has now supplied 63 generators to the water supply company in the Odesa region to help ensure thousands of households get a steady supply of water to their homes.

The new President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation Alexander Kamyshin talked to Mike Klein about the FIDE General Assembly: youtube.com/watch?v=s5vu4m… #ChessOlympiad

USA is facing off against Ukraine today in the women’s section of #ChessOlympiad but the US State Department is with Ukraine.

More important than chess. 21 Ukrainian chess players have died in the war.

Also I got so many words of support and hugs from the delegates of different countries and FIDE officials as well. Thank you for your strong and unwavering position! I am grateful to everyone standing tall and speaking loud. We must #UnRussiaFIDE.

Ukrainian🇺🇦 delegates speech at the FIDE congress:

The International Chess Federation General Assembly vote has ended. Delegates could recommend reinstatement of children U12 and disabled persons (1), no reinstatement (2), or full instatement of Russian/Belarusian Feds (3). Option 1 - 66 (majority, wins) Option 2 - 41 Option 3 - 21 Abstain - 11

Ultimately the votes International Chess Federation GA were a crushing defeat for the Chess Federation of Russia There were 2 motions maintaining sanctions that secured 107 votes in total with only 21 of the 'usual suspects' (out of 140 who voted) voting to lift sanctions #chess #Ukraine Alexander Kamyshin European Chess Union

Madonna, supporting Ukraine 🇺🇦, at her concert.

Day 2/2 of International Chess Federation GA ends with the victory for Ukrainian Chess Federation and the whole free world. russian management of FIDE made voting, which leads to consulting with IOC MEDIA. Considering unwavering position of IOC, we believe consulting will end with no changes in current policy.

Grateful to all people of the free world engaged in this fight. Chess leaders - Garry Kasparov, Magnus Carlsen, and other prominent chess players. Journalists, activists, FIDE officials, and many other good people! Thank you!

Building the Arsenal of the free world! forbes.com/sites/vikrammi…

This fall will determine the future of this war. Together with our partners, we can strengthen our positions as needed for our victory—a shared victory for a truly just peace. Right now, the legacy of the current generation of world leaders is being shaped—those in the highest

Good night from beautiful Kyiv 🇺🇦! Air raid sirens began, here in Kyiv 🇺🇦, as Pres. Zelensky arrives in New York to meet Pres. Biden 🇺🇸 & other world leaders 🇺🇳. Tonight, Russia will bomb Ukraine 🇺🇦 & kill more civilians. 👉 Let Ukraine strike back.

Crimea is Ukraine 🎯

Big win International Chess Federation Congress bbc.com/news/articles/… and big defeat for Russia but I'll be writing about what I see as a looming threat of increasing Russian influence via Kazakh surrogate Eileen Carey Department of State Peter Heine Nielsen Alexander Kamyshin

Today, Lori and I welcomed Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський to Scranton, where we established a partnership between our Commonwealth and Zaporizhzhia. More than 160,000 Ukrainians call Pennsylvania home — and even though our capitals are separated by thousands of miles, we share a bond with our