Russia Wants To Organize The UEFA European Championship, Why Not?
You’ll end up in prison for two years if you collaborate with the Russians
It’s been 4 weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine, on the 24th of February Vladimir Putin decided to send military forces into Ukraine territory to perform his so-called ‘Special Military Operation’.
Terrible things have happened since the invasion and millions of people have been fleeing out of the country, one of the biggest crises of the last decades.
Within a couple of days, Putin thought he’d be able to take the capital, Kyiv — some kind of Blitzkrieg.
But that turned out differently, the Ukrainian forces have stood well against the Russian army.
But now, Russia wants to organize the UEFA European Championship in 2028 or 2032.
This week, political leaders from all over the world from Joe Biden to Emmanuel Macron are going to meet in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the war in Ukraine.
And the latest news says that the Ukrainian parliament has just accepted a bill into law that makes people that collaborate with the Russians will end up in jail for two years.
Add the acceptance of Bitcoin for energy exchange to the news feed.
Russian chairman of the Energy Committee has confirmed that they’ll accept Bitcoin and Rubles in exchange for energy.
What would this mean to the dollar?
It means that the Russians challenge the dollar’s existence. Many Western countries are fighting against Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency, but now that the Russians have opened up for the coin, it might mean a new battle for the world’s currency.
Intentions To Organize The European Championship Of 2028 or 2032
On the 23rd of March, the Russian Football Union has announced that they want to organize the European Championships of either 2028 or 2032 — ridiculous decision or not?
Maybe not. Hear me out.
The president of the RFU, Aleksandr Dyukov has said that the Union hasn’t been suspended, but it is still active, even though the Russian national team can’t participate in any tournaments under current sanctions.
One of Russian’s top tier football club’s manager has said that the situation will change — meaning that there’s enough time to organize a football tournament.
I think he’s true, but on the other hand I think that the Russians don’t have a big chance to get ‘elected’ to organize the championship — but who know (Money, money, money).
The Russian-Ukrainian War Won’t Last Forever
Of course, this war won’t last forever, no single war will.
Putin isn’t capable to let this war last forever, he hasn’t got the funds, the military and maybe not even the will of the people.
More and more Russians in Russia start to criticize Putin on his war plans and want him to stop.
But, I think, Putin would rather drain the country than quit the war and lose.
Maybe the Russian Federation will cease to exist after almost 30 years after the fall of the Soviet Union with Putin as a leader for more than 20 years.
Sources & References
- https://www.nu.nl/spanningen-oekraine/6191324/samenwerken-met-rusland-kan-in-oekraine-tot-twaalf-jaar-celstraf-opleveren.html
- https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-24-22/index.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220224033732/https://meduza.io/en/news/2022/02/24/putin-announces-start-of-military-operation-in-eastern-ukraine