OREANDA-NEWS  The Ukrainian Football Association, the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine and the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic appealed to the leadership of the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) regarding the participation of representatives of Russia and Belarus in international tournaments. This is reported on the organizations' website.

Ukraine has said that Russia should not participate in international competitions until the conflict is over. They asked FIFA and UEFA not to lift sanctions against Russia, and also to suspend Belarus again.

In February, FIFA President Gianni Infantino spoke out against the suspension of Russian national teams and teams from international tournaments. He stated that the organization is obliged to reconsider this decision.

Due to sanctions from FIFA and UEFA, the Russian national team can only play friendly matches and has missed several major international tournaments. The national team of Belarus and Belarusian clubs are required to play their home matches on neutral fields.