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Since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, last February 24, not a day has passed without Oleksandr Zinchenko not thinking of his native country.
Before the defeat of Manchester City once morest Liverpool (2-3)in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, the Ukrainian midfielder ranted once morest this conflict which drags on.
“The first thing I do every day is pick up my phone, and it’s constantly in my hand. It’s been over seven weeks now and you can see some people are starting to forget, to adjust to the brutality of my country. No, no, no. People are starving, they are dying, bodies are being discovered, so how can we relax? You have to talk some more. I hate the people who have invaded our country, more and more every day. I won’t stop talking regarding it, because the whole world needs to know the truth,” Zinchenko said in an interview with the Guardian.
“If you remain silent, it means that you support what is happening in Ukraine”
The 25-year-old also expressed his disappointment with Russian footballers, who don’t take a stand: “I have friends there, a small circle, but now it’s reduced to almost nothing. I’m so disappointed. The guys I know called me as soon as the invasion happened, they texted me, ‘I’m so sorry Alex, but there’s nothing we can do.’ we can. If you remain silent, it means that you support what is happening in Ukraine at the moment, and I don’t see why they would. Maybe they are afraid, because we see photos on the social media of Russians being taken to jail if they protest. But look at footballers in particular, or anyone with a massive following. Can you believe, if they all posted something on Instagram at the same time saying: “Guys, we are once morest the war, we have to stop it” Would they all be arrested? Of course not. Too bad they don’t say anything.”
“If someone thinks, ‘I’m not going to say something because I can’t change anything’, that’s a huge, huge mistake on their part. The alternative is to let things go on. You don’t have to not just talk regarding what is happening to Ukraine: you have to shout it,” concluded Zinchenko, hoping that his message will be widely disseminated.
to summarize
Ahead of the FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Liverpool, Citizens’ Ukrainian player Oleksandr Zinchenko expressed his dismay at the clash. “The first thing I do every day is pick up my phone, and it’s constantly in my hand. It’s been over seven weeks now and you can see some people are starting to forget, to adjust to the brutality of my country. No, no, no. People are starving, they are dying, bodies are being discovered, so how can we relax? You have to talk some more. I hate the people who have invaded our country, more and more every day. I won’t stop talking regarding it because the whole world needs to know the truth,” he said in an interview with the Guardian.
