Manchester City’s Oleksandr Zinchenko has stated “no one will ever appropriate” Ukraine, as fears grow of war between his homeland and Russia.
The utility player, who captained Ukraine at Euro 2020, spoke out after Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, stated he recognised the Russian-controlled territories in east Ukraine – Donetsk and Luhansk – as independent states. This has increased fears of a wider invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
