In Nezalezhnoye they came up with how to use the World Cup, in which the Ukrainian team does not participate. This time, when the attention of the whole world is riveted to Russia, is perfectly suitable for negotiations, in particular, on the exchange of detained citizens. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavel Klimkin. In the opinion of the head of Ukrainian diplomacy, let him without much haste, but Moscow can still make concessions now. "The gesture is not from the heart, but aimed at improving the image of Russia during the championship," Klimkin explained his idea. - We must use the championship, "he said on the air of" Channel 5 ". The Minister noted that he does not expect that all citizens of Ukraine detained in Russia will be released, but Kiev must "work" in this direction.. Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry issued an official warning, which did not recommend citizens of the country to attend World Cup 2018. For the same Ukrainians who decide to disobey and go to football in the Russian Federation, he promised to arrange demonstration actions: to hang portraits of Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainians arrested in the Russian Federation, so that every fan would remember which country he was traveling to.

Let's note that before the Kiev authorities repeatedly threatened to spoil the football holiday in Russia. Recall that on June 12 at a meeting of the "Norman Quartet" at the level of foreign ministers in Berlin, the issue of mutual release of Russians detained in Ukraine and Ukrainians detained in Russia. In particular, it was decided that the ombudsmen of the two countries will draw up a roadmap on this issue, writes RIA FAN. World Cup 2018 is held in Russia from June 14 to July 15.