Velimir Petkovic: "Why should my players be guilty of the current world situation? Even the politics are unable to solve it, this is not good"

The head coach of the Russian national team Velimir Petkovic shared his opinion on the situation with the exclusion of Russian athletes from international tournaments.

— Everything I say tomorrow will appear in the Western media, including Germany, and it remains to be seen, how my words will be interpreted. So, I will be careful with my words. I always ask myself one question: why should my players and the players from the Belarusian national team be responsible for the current world situation? Even politicians can’t resolve it, but it is required from the athletes, this is not good, — TASS quotes the words of Petkovic.

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