State Duma deputy and Olympic speed skating champion Svetlana Zhurova announced consistency in the national team’s relations with the Serbs ahead of the friendly match in 2024. His words were quoted “Sports Express”.
“I admit that we will have many more friendly matches, for example, with Latin American countries. So will they continue to be angry? They’ve already tortured everyone and most don’t listen to them.
This has nothing to do with returning anywhere, these are just friendly matches. Ukrainians did not want to be our brothers, but we are friends and brothers with the Serbs. And they are more consistent in our relations between countries,” Zhurova said.
A friendly match between the Russian and Serbian national teams is planned to be held in Moscow at the Dynamo stadium in March 2024. After the information emerged, the Ukrainian Football Federation (UAF) asked the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to cancel the upcoming team match.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Ukraine requested the cancellation of the match between Russia and Serbia called a gesture of despair.