Russian national football player offended by "unfair suspension"

Russian national team defender Nikita Chernov pretended that he did not understand the reasons for the suspension of Russian teams and athletes from international competitions. The Spartak player called the sanctions against the representatives of the aggressor country unfair and politicized.

Chernov said this in an interview with the propaganda news agency TASS. The 28-year-old central defender expressed hope that he will have the opportunity to play in world and European championships, where players from Russia cannot participate because of their country's criminal war against Ukraine.

"I don't want to talk about politics. They say that sport is out of politics, and I would like to believe that. As for me, the suspension is unfair. But there are still friendly matches now, you still go out to play for the national team, you are shown on TV, your family and friends are watching. So you want to show your best. It is clear that the European and World Championships will be remembered forever for what I played. I hope that these times will come again," Chernov said.

Earlier it became known that the Russian Football Union (RFU) has returned to discussing the issue of changing the confederation due to the suspension of international competitions.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, the president of the European Football Union (UEFA), Alexander Čeferin, said that the union would not suspend teams from Belarus from its competitions.

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