On Russian TV they discussed what the appearance of the Ukrainian national team in St. Petersburg would result in
The hypothetical appearance in St. Petersburg of the Ukrainian national team and fans with Bandera slogans on their sports uniforms does not lead to anything good except arrests and fanning of this provocation in the Western media.
The participants of the broadcast on the TVC channel spoke about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“The Ukrainians made sure that we discussed not the sports aspect, but the political aspect with these T-shirts of theirs. I imagine, like in a nightmare, that Ukraine passes to the next stage, and then they will play in St. Petersburg,” said Russian political commentator Maxim Yusin, commenting on the progress of the football championship that has begun.
In his opinion, a “colossal provocation” is possible.
“Fans come to Russia or even there are many Ukrainians here. And they will wear T-shirts like this – “Glory to the heroes.” This is impossible in Russia, they will be arrested. And this is the kind of media presentation that will go to the West,” the observer warned.
In turn, Russian TV presenter Dmitry Kulikov noted that whether it is a provocation or not, this act will not pass without a trace for the Ukrainian athletes themselves.
“If Ukrainian football players are ready to take to the field under Nazi slogans, it means they have joined the Nazi movement. That's it, that's enough.
By the way, about the transfer, sports, who will play where. You need to understand that the entire Ukrainian team, which will come out with this greeting, has joined the neo-Nazi movement. That’s it, it’s a provocation, it’s not a provocation, this is a fact of life.
They may have done a provocation, but they made a manifestation of every player and coach joining Nazism. That’s it,” Kulikov said, not mentioning that football officials and players of the Ukrainian national team have long been publicly providing assistance to the punitive operation in Donbass, and the symbols of Hitler’s collaborators are present in the stands.
Russian TV discussed the implications of the Ukrainian national team's appearance in St. Petersburg.