Jurgen Klopp has condemned the actions of Russia president Vladimir Putin following his invasion of Ukraine, leading to the deaths of innocent civilians and forcing thousands of others to flee the country.
Some 352 people — at least 14 of those children — are reported to have been killed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Another 1,684 people, including 116 children, have been injured, Ukraine's Ministry of Interior confirmed.
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Russia's punishment for their actions has filtered down to football, having been stripped of hosting the 2022 Champions League final while a number of countries have said they will refuse to play against them.
Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders and Reds captain Jordan Henderson both expressed their sadness at the current situation when previewing Sunday's Carabao Cup final, and Klopp has now echoed their comments.
Speaking on the subject after the final, he said : "It's beyond my understanding.
"I am 54, nearly 55, and it is beyond my understanding how one adult can put the whole world in such a situation - especially the people in Ukraine.
"I know so many Ukrainian people and Russian people as well. It's obviously not about the people, it is the war of one really bad man.
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"We have to show solidarity. How it always is in dark times, you need moments where you can think about something.
"It is a really tough one to take. Three days ago, or whenever it started, we are all constantly on the phone.
"Former players of mine are probably now in the war, I don't know exactly if they went back directly to their home country.
"We have to show solidarity and it looks like we do that. It looks like we can't stop him [Putin], but at least we can cause him more problems than he may have expected. Maybe that helps the people in Ukraine."
Despite the severity of Russia's 'special military operation', as Putin referred to it as, Klopp was at least pleased that Liverpool playing out a high-quality final with Chelsea may have helped to momentarily take people's minds off the sobering scenes being witnessed in Ukraine.
"I'm happy we could deliver that tonight," added the Reds' boss.
"For 120 minutes, we delivered that for Chelsea fans around the world and to all the Liverpool fans.
"In the end, only one crowd is happy but you couldn't think about a lot of other things.
"We can think about other things again now and we will do that."
