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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Joe Middleton

‘I don’t know if I’ll get jailed or killed’: Ex-Russian football captain condemns Ukraine war

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The former captain of Russia’s national football team fears he could be “jailed or killed” for speaking out against the “complete horror” of his country’s war against Ukraine.

Igor Denisov, 38, is the most prominent athlete who lives in Russia to address the conflict and call for an end to the violence that began when Vladimir Putin’s troops invaded Ukraine in February.

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