The president of the Football Federation of Ukraine, Andrei Pavelko, said that because of the difficult political situation in relations between Ukraine and Russia, he will not go to the World Cup in Russia.

Online conference Andriya Pawelka "If we went to the World Cup in Russia, it would be a separate story. Unfortunately, this would not be a purely football situation, "added Pavelko.

The Ukrainian team took the third place in the qualifying group of the World Cup 2018, losing to Iceland and Croatia, and did not make it to the final part of the championship.

Despite the failure in the qualification, the members of the FFU committee unanimously voted for the extension of the contract with the national team by Andrey Shevchenko.