The mysterious poisoning of ex-colonel GRU Sergey Skripal caused the British authorities to refuse to come to the World Cup in Russia. In their opinion, for our country this will be a great lesson. The same point of view is shared in Iceland, as well as in Australia. The governments of these countries also boycott the tournament. Iceland believes that Russia is involved in poisoning, which is a serious violation of international law and poses a security threat to Europe. In Reykjavik, they decided to suspend high-level contacts with Moscow, and also to ignore the forthcoming mundial. "The Icelandic leaders will not attend the World Cup in Russia this summer," reads the website of the state. In addition, the Icelanders demand that Russia answer important questions concerning the investigation of the case and the use of a substance allegedly invented in the USSR. At the same time, they did not take into account that Moscow does not have any data about the state of the Skrypal or the details of the attack, since London has closed access to everything concerning this strange affair. The rush of Great Britain and Iceland was also held in Australia.

The authorities of this state, in addition to poisoning the ex-colonel, also recalled the "illegal annexation" of the Crimea, reports Fox Sport Australia. "These events are a reflection of the recklessness and aggression of the Russian authorities. The boycott of the World Cup is one of the options for further action that can be taken, "said Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop. The FIFA World Cup in Russia is definitely not coming the authorities of Great Britain, Poland, Iceland and Australia. It is possible that a few more countries will be added to this list.

In this regard, there are serious suspicions that the British intend to set up an attempt to disrupt the competition, since London has always opposed the holding of mundialya in our country.