UEFA and FIFA say they are 'monitoring the situation' as the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens to impact key European and international football matches due to take place in both countries
UEFA and FIFA say they are"monitoring the situation" as the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens to impact key European and international football matches due to take place in both countries.
It comes after Western nations announced a tranche of sanctions against Moscow in a bid to deter further aggression after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a"peacekeeping" mission.St. Petersburg is poised to stage the UEFA Champions League Final -- the biggest match in men's European club football -- on Saturday, May 28.
Writing on Instagram, Zinchenko, who has 48 international caps to his name, said:"The whole civilized world is worried about the situation in my country. I can't stand back and [not] put across my point. The country in which I was born and raised. A country whose colors I defend in the international sports arena. A country that we are trying to glorify and develop. A country whose borders must remain intact.
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