NEW YORK, November 11. /TASS/. The National Hockey League (NHL) is not setting any deadlines for a decision on whether Russia should participate in the World Cup of Hockey 2028, and will make up its mind later, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said.

The NHL and the union of players plan to hold the World Cup of Hockey 2028 with the participation of eight teams.

"We're committed to ultimately doing the right thing, which on a daily basis may change, but we're still not doing business with Russia and the players in the NHL who are from Russia play for their NHL teams, they're not playing for Russia," Bettman said. "We're going to just have to wait and see how this continues to unfold because it's changing now on almost a daily basis, and we're going to have to deal with that. We know that, but the good news is we don't have to make a decision today."

"We're going to have to evaluate what is the right thing to do at the right point in time taking into account everything that is and isn't going on in the world," Bettman continued. "There's no easy answer to that. But we're committed to making the best possible decision when we need to."

Earlier, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ordered the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) to allow Russian teams to participate in international competitions after an appeal by the Russian Ice Hockey Federation (RIHF).

The World Cup of Hockey 2028 will be hosted by Canada and the Czech Republic. The previous tournament in this format was held in 2016 and brought together national teams from Russia, Canada, the United States, Finland, the Czech Republic, and Sweden.