A few years ago exactly three years from Russian aggression to Ukraine passed. The Russians were excluded from many competitions for conducting a criminal war, and the president of this country Vladimir Putin in 2023 was covered by an order to arrest by the International Criminal Court in Hague with an accusation of war crimes.
The former selector of Ukraine mentioned a meeting with Vladimir Putin
A lot has been said about Putin over the past three years. Recently, a former selector told about meeting him representation Ukraine Jożef Sabo, reminding the match Russia – Ukraine in the qualifying rounds for Euro 2000.
– When I talked to him … I shook my hand to the crap and I can't house her. At that time he was not the president of Russia. He said: “You didn't let us into the European Championships,” but he did it in a friendly way, “said Sabo quoted by the Sport.ua portal.
The Russia – Ukraine meeting took place in the last round of elimination Euro 2000 in October 1999. This meeting ended with a 1: 1 draw. The Russians led in the 75th minute 1: 0 after the goal of Walerija Karpin. Such a result gave them a direct promotion to the European Championships. However, the Ukrainians leveled in the 88th minute thanks to Andriy Szewczenka and eventually overtook Russia, taking second place in the group (20 points) for the first France (21 points). The Russians finished the eliminations with 19 points. In the play -offs, the Ukrainians lost the two -legged with Slovenia 2: 3.
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Less than three months after this meeting, Vladimir Putin became the second president of Russia. The first was Borys Jelcyn in 1991-1999.