In terms of a boycott, unfortunately Poroshenko is not the first person to talk about this, there were also attempts to boycott the Winter Olympics. No one was able to do anything then and I think exactly the same will happen with regards to World Cup.

Vyacheslav Koloskov

Vyacheslav Ivanovich Koloskov was a famous Russian and Soviet sport functionary, vice-president of FIFA. He was a football player but without remarkable achievements. He was a Head of football and hockey Union. During his management of Soviet Union national football team was a runner-up of UEFA Euro 1988, Olympic champion of Seoul and bronze winner of Moscow Olimpic Games. Soviet football clubs FC Dinamo Tbilisi and FC Dynamo Kyiv won UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1981 and 1986. Soviet Union national ice hockey team won Olympic 1984 and 1988, Canada Cup in 1981, World Championships in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990. Vyacheslav Koloskov was awarded by Order of the Badge of Honor, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of Merit for the Fatherland. He was the member of the organizing committee for the winning Russia's bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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