Alexander Cheferin: "In the case of Russia, we simply had no other choice"

In an interview with Infolibre, UEFA President Alexander Čeferin explained why Belarus, which strongly supports terrorist Russia in its aggression against Ukraine, did not receive its disqualification.

- No politician will tell us what to do, and we will not listen to any politician. I am against boycotts, I don't like boycotts or bans. But in the case of Russia, there was simply no other way out, and we all have to try to help stop this war, it's crazy. But in the case of Belarus, a few politicians wrote to us to kick out everyone who helped Russia. Now I ask the question: are those who buy gas helping Russia? Should we kick out all European countries, even the most vocal ones, who continue to buy gas? Geostrategic problems should be solved by politicians. Demanding that sports organisations do your job is populism and nothing more," he said.