When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched unprovoked assaults on Ukraine in February 2022, the sports world reacted rather swiftly.
FIFA banned the Russian national football team from competing in major events like the World Cup and Euro 2024. UEFA announced that the Champions League Final, association football’s biggest game between club teams, would no longer be taking place in Saint Petersburg.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) condemned Russia’s “breach of the Olympi
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Helloooo Andre!
Post the petition url so we can sign it!
Duh?
It’s been hyperlinked. Our apologies.
When Armenians stop voting for George Soros’s puppet by over 70%, someone else will care. Armenians want to be liberal, don’t want to fight for themselves and then they turn on Russia, the only country that ever helped them and the only force stopping the total destruction of Armenia today.
All Armenians do is beg the same West that entirely supports Azerbaijan to save them. They will never save you or help you. Stop being cowards. Stop being liberals.
Stop being materialistic. Embrace nationalism. Fight the enemy yourself. Support Russia.
ATB
You are the coward you double-talking charlatan. Russia has always collaborated secretly with Turkish terrorists to keep Armenia poor and dependent on Russia run by former KGB criminals. I have no doubt Turk-loving Russia shared sensitive secret Armenian military information with Soviet-invented artificial Azerbaijan in the last terrorist Turkish-led imposed war to bring misery to the Armenians because any democratic regime in Armenia or anywhere else in the region is a direct threat to the totalitarian leaders of Russia as well as to Russia’s Turkish and pseudo-Turkish Azerbaijani criminal collaborators.
Why did Russia go to war against ‘brotherly’ Ukraine and leveled it to the ground with the suspicion of Ukraine wanting to join the NATO alliance WHILE turning a blind eye on NATO member terrorist genocidal Turkey showing her ugly face in Armenia’s backyard, Russia’s supposed military ally, within a stone-throw away from the Armenian capital and not even lifting a finger to assist Armenia in any way. Answer that question you hollow-minded con artist!
Isn’t it amazing that Armenians are surprised about Western hypocrisy, after experiencing 100-plus years of Western hypocrisy? Isn’t it amazing that Armenians think “Russian President Vladimir Putin launched unprovoked assaults on Ukraine in February 2022”, while the exact opposite is actually true? Armenians have always had and will always have problems with politics and reality. And that in a nutshell is why we Armenians have the kind of history we have…
It is disheartening to see how sports, which are often a symbol of unity and fair play, can sometimes become entangled in political conflicts. At times like these, it is crucial for the international sports community to maintain its commitment to fairness, inclusivity, and the principles that make sports a unifying force. Let’s hope that sports can continue to serve as a bridge between nations, fostering understanding and collaboration, even in the face of complex geopolitical challenges.