[Math] Is St. Petersburg a good place for the 2022 Int. Congress of Mathematicians

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There might be just enough time to pick another location, but I am curious what mathematicians think. Will Ukrainian mathematicians be able to attend a conference in Russia if Russia no longer recognizes their passports?

To be clear: I love Russia, and I am not trying to hurt the feelings of Russian mathematicians or people.

The International Mathematical Union (IMU) have made a decision on moving the ICM to a virtual event, but there is still the (less exciting) decision to make concerning the location of IMU General Assembly.

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To answer the question in the title: "No."

And I would imagine that Ukrainian mathematicians would boycott any ICM held in Russia, in these times. So the question of whether Russia would honor their passports will probably not arise.