It is noted that such a desire is dictated by the situation with the recognition of the DNR and LNR. The Polish side believes that “holding the match in Moscow may not be safe.” According to the source, a change in the venue of the meeting is unlikely. At the same time, the Minister of Sports of Poland, Kamil Bortnichuk, announced his desire to hold the match “at least on neutral territory.”
The next games of the Russian national team will be held in Moscow in March, the team will take part in the tournament for reaching the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. In the semi-finals of the mini-tournament, the team of Valery Karpin will play with the national team of Poland on March 24, in case of victory, they will meet with the strongest in the match between the teams of Sweden and the Czech Republic.
The situation in the Donbass has escalated in recent days, the DPR and LPR have announced a lot of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine’s invasion. It primarily concerns women, children and the elderly. As stated by the head of the DPR Denis Pushilin, President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky will soon order the military to launch an offensive in the Donbass, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, following an extraordinary large meeting of the Security Council, addressed the citizens of the Russian Federation and said that he considers it necessary to make a decision to immediately recognize the sovereignty of the LPR and DPR, since those who embarked on the path of bloodshed, violence and lawlessness did not recognize and do not recognize any other solution of the conflict in Donbass, except for the military one. Immediately following the appeal, the president in the Kremlin signed decrees recognizing the LPR and the DPR.