RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR: FIFA czar calls for ceasefire

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called upon the governments of Russia and Ukraine to announce a ceasefire throughout the World Cup in Qatar, a situation which he says might act as a springboard towards peace.

Speaking at a lunch alongside world leaders at the G20 summit in Bali, Fifa boss Infantino said that the four-week football festival due to kick off on November 20 offers a platform to reduce hostilities between Moscow and Kiev.

Russia, along with Belarus, was sanctioned by various sporting federations following the onset of the military operation, with FIFA among the bodies to have done so.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called upon the governments of Russia and Ukraine to announce a ceasefire throughout the World Cup in Qatar, a situation which he says might act as a springboard towards peace.

Speaking at a lunch alongside world leaders at the G20 summit in Bali, Infantino said that the four-week football festival due to kick off on November 20 offers a platform to reduce hostilities between Moscow and Kiev.

Russia, along with Belarus, was sanctioned by various sporting federations following the onset of the military operation, with FIFA among the bodies to have done so.

Source: RT