25 FEBRUARY 2022, SHANK NEWS - THE WORLD OF SPORT HAS TODAY PRESENTED A UNITED FRONT AGAINST THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE WITH SEVERAL MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS, AND NO DOUBT THERE WILL BE MORE TO COME. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE ACTION SO FAR:
*UEFA HAS STRIPPED ST PETERSBURG OF THE 2022 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL - THE STADE DE FRANCE NEAR PARIS WILL STAGE THE GAME ON SATURDAY 28 MAY
*UEFA HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ALL RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN CLUBS WILL PLAY THEIR FIXTURES AT NEUTRAL VENUES
*FORMULA 1 HAS CANCELLED THE 2022 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX, AND THE HAAS F1 TEAM HAVE REMOVED THE LOGO OF ITS MAIN SPONSOR, a company owned by Dmitry Mazepin, a close associate of Vladimir Putin. MAZEPIN IS THE FATHER OF NIKITA, FORMULA 1 DRIVER FOR HAAS AND THE TEAM PRINCIPAL HAS INDICATED MAZEPIN MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE TEAM IN THE COMING DAYS.
*MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE ENDED THEIR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH RUSSIAN COMPANY AEROFLOT
THESE MEASURES ARE SURELY JUST THE START, AS SPORT PLAYS ITS PART IN THE Delegitimisation OF AND ISOLATING RUSSIA ON THE WORLD STAGE. BUT REGRETTABLY ALL THE SANCTIONS FROM DEMOCRACIES ACROSS THE WORLD AND FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT, RUSSIA HAS CONTINUED ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE, MOVING INTO THE CAPITAL KYIV TODAY, AND THE CLEAR DIVISIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN NATIONS OVER WHICH SANCTIONS TO APPLY IS CONTINUING TO EMBOLDEN PUTIN. THE CRISIS IS STILL CONTINUING TO UNFOLD, AND RUSSIA ARE STILL MAKING DEMANDS FOR UKRAINE TO DE-MILITARISE AND THREATENING THE REST OF EUROPE, WHILE SPREADING COMPLETELY INACCURATE PROPAGANDA.
EUROPE MUST UNITE ON SANCTIONS AND MORE MUST BE DONE BY THE REST OF THE WORLD. TRADE WITH RUSSIA MUST CEASE IMMEDIATELY, THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY MUST BE CRIPPLED AT ALL LEVELS FOR THE NEXT DECADE IF WE ARE TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC THIRD WORLD WAR, AND SADLY THAT MAY STILL NOT BE ENOUGH.
SHANK NEWS WILL CONTINUE TO COVER THE DEVELOPING SITUATION IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD'S REACTION AND ACTION IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS.
*UEFA HAS STRIPPED ST PETERSBURG OF THE 2022 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL - THE STADE DE FRANCE NEAR PARIS WILL STAGE THE GAME ON SATURDAY 28 MAY
*UEFA HAS ALSO CONFIRMED THAT ALL RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN CLUBS WILL PLAY THEIR FIXTURES AT NEUTRAL VENUES
*FORMULA 1 HAS CANCELLED THE 2022 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX, AND THE HAAS F1 TEAM HAVE REMOVED THE LOGO OF ITS MAIN SPONSOR, a company owned by Dmitry Mazepin, a close associate of Vladimir Putin. MAZEPIN IS THE FATHER OF NIKITA, FORMULA 1 DRIVER FOR HAAS AND THE TEAM PRINCIPAL HAS INDICATED MAZEPIN MAY BE REMOVED FROM THE TEAM IN THE COMING DAYS.
*MANCHESTER UNITED HAVE ENDED THEIR SPONSORSHIP DEAL WITH RUSSIAN COMPANY AEROFLOT
THESE MEASURES ARE SURELY JUST THE START, AS SPORT PLAYS ITS PART IN THE Delegitimisation OF AND ISOLATING RUSSIA ON THE WORLD STAGE. BUT REGRETTABLY ALL THE SANCTIONS FROM DEMOCRACIES ACROSS THE WORLD AND FROM THE WORLD OF SPORT, RUSSIA HAS CONTINUED ITS INVASION OF UKRAINE, MOVING INTO THE CAPITAL KYIV TODAY, AND THE CLEAR DIVISIONS BETWEEN EUROPEAN NATIONS OVER WHICH SANCTIONS TO APPLY IS CONTINUING TO EMBOLDEN PUTIN. THE CRISIS IS STILL CONTINUING TO UNFOLD, AND RUSSIA ARE STILL MAKING DEMANDS FOR UKRAINE TO DE-MILITARISE AND THREATENING THE REST OF EUROPE, WHILE SPREADING COMPLETELY INACCURATE PROPAGANDA.
EUROPE MUST UNITE ON SANCTIONS AND MORE MUST BE DONE BY THE REST OF THE WORLD. TRADE WITH RUSSIA MUST CEASE IMMEDIATELY, THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY MUST BE CRIPPLED AT ALL LEVELS FOR THE NEXT DECADE IF WE ARE TO AVOID A CATASTROPHIC THIRD WORLD WAR, AND SADLY THAT MAY STILL NOT BE ENOUGH.
SHANK NEWS WILL CONTINUE TO COVER THE DEVELOPING SITUATION IN UKRAINE AND THE WORLD'S REACTION AND ACTION IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS.
