Explained: Why did FIDE ban GM Karjakin over comments on Ukraine war

Sergey Karjakin has been using his social media accounts to voice pro-Putin and pro-war sentiments on the military conflict in Ukraine.

Karjakin makes jokes about Ukraine : r/chess

Nepo publicly denounces the escalation of conflict in Ukraine : r/chess

GM Sergey Karjakin is banned for 6 months by FIDE Ethics

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Russia's Sergey Karjakin banned from chess for supporting invasion of Ukraine, Chess

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Sergey Karjakin : r/chess