Given the recognition of Eastern Ukrainian separatist areas by Russia, demands for a relocation of the Champions League final from the Russian city of St. Petersburg are loud.
The European Football Union UEFA shared with, there are no plans to change the venue ". The situation is watched closely. According to information from the "German Press Agency", the association advises again on Tuesday again about the further procedure.
The British foreign politician Tom Tugendhat criticized the UEFA sharp. "This is a shameful decision. UEFA should not provide coverage of a violent dictatorship," tweeting the conservative politician.
Overlooking international games of the Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg, UEFA announced that she was in close contact with the national associations concerned and unite. "Currently it is provided that all games take place as planned," it said. Zenit meets this Thursday in the Europa League second leg in Spain on Betis Seville.
The final of the main European club competition in football should take place on May 28 in St. Petersburg, the hometown of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin Chief had recently had the self-appointed People's Republics Donetsk and Luhansk in the Ostukraine despite international protests as independently recognized and sent Russian troops into the territories. Great Britain, the EU and the US announced immediately sanctions.
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