欧盟以支持克里米亚吞并为由，将国际象棋联合会（Fide）主席阿尔卡季·德沃尔科维奇列入制裁名单。[1] 欧盟指控他"公开支持克里米亚吞并和称乌克兰被占领城市为俄罗斯联邦的'新领土'"。[1]
现年54岁的德沃尔科维奇曾任俄罗斯副总理和克里姆林宫顾问。[1] 他于2018年当选Fide主席，2022年成功连任。[1] 在制裁宣布后，德沃尔科维奇宣布暂停行使权力，声称制裁是"为了阻止我参选和为Fide服务"，并表示这些措施"非法不公正"。[1]
乌克兰对此次制裁表示欢迎。乌克兰国际象棋联合会副主席沃洛迪米尔·科瓦尔丘克表示，"我们希望永远不再在国际象棋世界中看到这个人"。[1] 乌克兰认为这一举措将减弱俄罗斯在国际象棋领域的影响力。[1] 英国代表马尔科姆·佩因则称这是"地震级别的外交胜利"。[1]
此前在2024年9月的Fide大会投票中，国际象棋联合会已维持对俄罗斯和白俄罗斯的制裁。[1]
The European Union has sanctioned Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), citing his public support for the annexation of Crimea and his characterization of occupied Ukrainian cities as "new territories" of the Russian Federation [1]. Dvorkovich, a 54-year-old former Russian deputy prime minister and Kremlin adviser, announced he would suspend the exercise of his powers, calling the sanctions "illegal and unjust" [1].
Dvorkovich was elected FIDE president in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022 [1]. He claimed the sanctions were imposed "to prevent me from running and serving FIDE" [1]. The move has drawn sharp reactions from the chess world and Ukraine. Ukraine's chess federation vice-chair Volodymyr Kovalchuk stated: "We hope to never see this person in the chess world again" [1]. British representative Malcolm Pein described the development as "an earthquake-level diplomatic victory" [1].
The sanctions reflect broader tensions within the international chess community over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In September 2024, FIDE's governing assembly voted to maintain sanctions against Russia and Belarus [1].