Shakhtar Donetsk CEO Sergei Palkin has criticized FIFA for their uncertainty about Russia.

" They play themselves, a lot of people in the stadiums. It's strange to me that FIFA does not react in any way to this situation..

Why Russia is still a member of FIFA? They destroyed everything: our country, the life of Ukrainians and our football. FIFA needs to take a position already. In this situation, it is impossible to play any game and not take a position"

Recall that 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, UEFA excluded Russian clubs from European competitions, and the Russian team was deprived of the right to play in the qualifying play-offs for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

On May 2, UEFA decided to remove Russian clubs and national teams from the 2022/2023 international season.

Russian teams next season will not be able to take part in European competitions, the UEFA Nations League, the U21 European Championship, Women's Euro 2022, as well as in the qualification of the Women's World Cup 2023.

It should be noted that the FIFA Congress, which was held at the end of March, did not consider the issue of expelling Russia from the organization.

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Earlier it was reported that Shakhtar would require FIFA to compensate for financial costs due to the war.