There is Krychowiak’s reaction to his refusal to play with Russia. He published a statement

“No more words, time for action! Due to the escalation of the aggression of the Russian Federation towards Ukraine, the Polish national team does not intend to play a play-off match against the republic of Russia. This is the only right decision. We are in talks with the Swedish and Czech federations to present common positions to FIFA” – wrote on Twitter Cezary Kulesza, president of the Polish Football Association.

Footballers also started publishing their positions. “Right decision! I cannot imagine playing a match with the Russian national team in a situation when armed aggression in Ukraine continues. Russian footballers and fans are not responsible for it, but we cannot pretend that nothing is happening” – wrote Robert Lewandowski on Twitter. In turn, Kamil Glik published the team’s statement.

“We, the players of the Polish national team, together with the PZPN, decided that as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, we do not intend to play in the play-off game with Russia. It is not an easy decision, but there are more important things in life than football. Our thoughts are with the Ukrainian nation. and our friend from the national team, Tomek Kędziora, who is still in Kiev with his family, “we read in the statement.

Krychowiak referred to the war in Ukraine for the first time

The above statement was also posted on Twitter by Grzegorz Krychowiak. The Polish midfielder has so far not spoken at all regarding the war in Ukraine. Let us remind you that he is a player of the Russian FK Krasnodar. Currently, he and his team are in Spain at a training camp before the next round of the season.

Russia invaded Ukraine

On Monday evening, Vladimir Putin officially recognized the independence of the separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk. On Thursday morning, the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. Vladimir Putin announced the start of a “military operation” and called on Ukrainian soldiers to lay down their arms. Military points across the country were fired upon. There are also reports of attacks on civilians. Currently, heavy fighting is underway for Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.