April 11, 2022 — The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has temporarily banned Russian delegates from participating in the organization’s activities until further notice in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine – a move Russia claims will backfire by hampering the council’s scientific research.
On its website, ICES said that since the beginning of the Russian invasion, member-countries “have instructed their scientists and representatives to either boycott or avoid engagement in activities where representatives of the Russian Federation are present.”
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