The coach of the “white-blues” is sure that, despite the war, the new draw of the Ukrainian Premier League should be held in Ukraine, and not abroad.

The 76-year-old Romanian specialist shared his thoughts in an interview with blick. ch.

" We must show everyone that life goes on. We have no right to stop. I hope that after our last friendly match we will be able to return to Kyiv. We believe in it every day,"

Also, the coach of the capital club spoke about the importance of charity matches of Kiev in Europe, which allow you to raise money and remind people in other countries about the terrible war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine.

" I also made it clear to people that athletes are not soldiers.. They can help a lot, but doing their job - football.

We also play these matches to raise money and send it through associations to Ukraine. But we participate in these meetings not only for fans. For 90 minutes you can break away from what is happening in Ukraine. And those who want to protest against the war can do it at these matches.

At the moment, apart from Borussia Dortmund, only Eastern European clubs helped us. These are small clubs.. This is the signal we give to the whole world. On the other hand, Switzerland has always been a country that helped us.

When the conflict started, everyone wanted to help. But time passed and it became commonplace. People began to forget. And it's at a time when other people are dying when there's a famine. My team and I try to remind you that this is not over yet.. That a terrible war is going on somewhere in Europe,"

The next match as part of the charity tour of the people of Kiev \! Stop the War! \! Let's stop the war! " The game will start at 17:00 Kyiv time. Watch the fight online on our website.