FIFA refuses to launch a speech by Zelensky in the run-up to the World Cup final, according to CNN

FIFA has rejected Ukraine’s request that the president Volodymyr Zelensky launched a speech on the screens of the Lusail stadium during the preview of the World Cup final on Sunday, according to sources from the US network CNN.

This refusal by the sports organization has surprised the Ukrainian Presidency, which thought that “FIFA wanted to use its platform for the common good”as recognized by the aforementioned sources.

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However, Ukraine and FIFA could still be in talks, so the decision seems not to be final yet.

Since the outbreak of the war, President Zelensky has delivered speeches — live or recorded — before numerous international bodies, including the parliaments of much of the international community.

Zelensky has taken advantage of his speeches to denounce the Russian invasion, which began at the end of February, and to ask the international community for a unanimous denunciation of his neighboring country’s aggression against its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

For its part, FIFA’s refusal to give rise to political rants is in line with its strategy throughout the World Cup in Qatar. The appointment has aroused criticism at the international level for the situation of Human Rights in the Gulf country.

Source: Elcomercio

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