Former Russian striker of Krasnodar and Lokomotiv Ari da Silva made a shameful statement about the sporting and social isolation of Russia from the international community due to the invasion of Ukraine.

“In Europe, they don’t like Russia now, but soon everyone will confess their love for your country. The entire European Union will apologize to you, love and appreciate you, as they will understand that they have made a big mistake in relation to Russia. Previously, in Brazil, half of the people did not like our president, and the other part of the people liked him. Now the situation seems to have improved,"

Recall that the 37-year-old Brazilian Ari received Russian citizenship in the summer of 2018.. He played two matches as part of the national team of the occupiers.

On February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions.

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Earlier it was reported that the Russian footballer debunked the myth of Russian propaganda.