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Denisov spoke about this in an interview with the YouTube channel of journalist and commentator Nobel Arustamyan..

" Because we are all involved in what is happening. It's my opinion. I'm for more gain. 'Cause it all needs to stop.

A lot of people say it won't help. But no, our football has gone down. And if we miss European competition next season, it will be even worse. What is happening is horrendous.. We're all to blame. We cannot convey to our government the opinion that this is wrong. If our country went there, it's our common fault.

Maybe I will be imprisoned or killed for these words, but I am against the war. I wrote down an appeal to our " (to Putin, approx.. ) I said that I was ready to kneel before him so that it would all stop. This was on the third or fourth day after the start of the invasion. I'm not a proud guy. But, unfortunately, none of the media published it. It was painful.

But of course, even now, when I say this, I'm scared, because they pass all these criminal laws.. But I'm not hiding and I'm not going anywhere. I don't need this. What will be will be. But how can I not say if I feel this way. Maybe for someone who thinks otherwise, I'm talking nonsense. But for myself, I think that I should express my opinion,"