Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova alleged that the United Kingdom and the United States are trying to stop the World Cup to be held in Russia.
In an interview with Russian TV channel, he said that their main objective is to remove the World Cup from Russia. Their main objective is to remove the World Cup from Russia. The UK has recently demanded the punishment of Russian authorities for using chemical weapons in the UK. As a response, the UK has already said that no member of the British royal family will go to the World Cup. UK Foreign Minister Boris Johnson compared the World Cup to the 1936 Olympic Games in Nazi Germany. An opposition MP also demanded suspension of the World Cup.
However, there is still no information about whether the England team will boycott the World Cup. On March 4, the British government expelled 23 Russian diplomats from the UK on charges of attempting to kill former Russian detective Sergei Scripala and his daughter by a Soviet-era Nerve agent. In response to this, the Russian authorities expelled 23 British diplomats from Russia.
After the expulsion of more than 100 Russian diplomats from different countries of the world, the governments of those countries. The United States has expelled most 60 diplomats. On Friday, 170 Russian diplomats and their family members left Washington. At the same time, the US flag was removed from the US embassy in St. Petersburg. The Russian government announced the closure of the embassy.
"I think they want to remove the World Cup from Russia," said Maria Zakharova when talking to Russian Channel 5 TV. They will adopt any way to move the Football World Cup away from Russia. Russia has denied allegations of attempting to kill Scripps and his daughter with chemical weapons. Although the script is seriously ill, her daughter is said to be able to speak now.