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"Do you know which team you play for?" - Clinton trolls Trump ahead of Putin summit "Do you know which team you play for?" - Clinton trolls Trump ahead of Putin summit Hillary Clinton questioned Donald Trump's loyalty just hours after he tweeted a congratulations to the hosts of the World Cup. 20 283 84 World

климкин FM Klimkin on Vukojevic, Vida incident: FIFA obviously no stranger to political games. VIDEO Russia perceived as hostile the incident with Croatian national team ex-member, ex-Dynamo Kyiv player, Ognjen Vukojevic and Croatian defender Domagoj Vida (another ex-Dynamo player) since it sees the phrase ‘Glory to Ukraine!’ as very dangerous. 29 149 99 World

Stephen King calls to free Sentsov: "Time is running out, and he may die for his views" Stephen King calls to free Sentsov: "Time is running out, and he may die for his views" Famous American writer Stephen King calls for the release of Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov unjustly held in Russia for his political views. 16 495 50 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

"Country founded on bones": activists list off Russia’s atrocities, call to boycott World Cup 2018 at rally outside Russian embassy. PHOTOS "Country founded on bones": activists list off Russia’s atrocities, call to boycott World Cup 2018 at rally outside Russian embassy. PHOTOS Activists Thursday held a rally outside the Kyiv-based Russian embassy calling the international community to boycott the Russian-hosted soccer World Cup 2018. 13 831 31 Kyiv News

"Use of Cossack paramilitary groups compromises an official FIFA event," - NSDC Secretary Turchynov "Use of Cossack paramilitary groups compromises an official FIFA event," - NSDC Secretary Turchynov Oleksandr Turchynov, Secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), expressed outrage over involvement of local Cossack organizations in football’s premier tournament. 15 170 46 World

Robbie Williams was asked not to perform his Robbie Williams was asked not to perform his 'Party Like A Russian' at World Cup opening, - Reuters British pop star Robbie Williams said he will not be performing his hit song "Party Like A Russian" at the World Cup opening ceremony in Moscow on June 14. 20 213 92 Sport

"Planning to go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia? Make sure you understand that you are sponsoring wars, crime, and terror", - volunteers release video calling to boycott FIFA World Cup in Russia. VIDEO "Planning to go to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia? Make sure you understand that you are sponsoring wars, crime, and terror", - volunteers release video calling to boycott FIFA World Cup in Russia. VIDEO InformNapalm volunteers released video calling to boycott upcoming FIFA World Cup which will be hosted by the Russian Federation between June 14 and July 15, 2018. 29 726 77 World

"While you’ll be watching football matches, Russia will continue killing Ukrainians in Donbas," - 128th Brigade commander appeals to football fans ahead of FIFA World Cup 2018. VIDEO "While you’ll be watching football matches, Russia will continue killing Ukrainians in Donbas," - 128th Brigade commander appeals to football fans ahead of FIFA World Cup 2018. VIDEO Colonel Serhii Sobko, the commander of the 128-th Mountain Assault Brigade of the Ukrainian army, called the football fans not to trust Russia and its attempts to sell itself as a civilized country by holding FIFA World Cup 2018 as it keeps waging war against Ukraine in the Donbas while many Ukrainian political prisoners are being held in Russian jails. 42 423 228 Previously in trend: Ukrainian hostages in Russia

FIFA grants Russia no permission to open official World Cup 2018 fan zones in occupied Crimea FIFA grants Russia no permission to open official World Cup 2018 fan zones in occupied Crimea Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) did not grant Russia permission to open official World Cup fan zones on the occupied Ukrainian peninsula. 31 439 95 Sport

Resolution condemning Russian transgressions against international law and FIFA values during 2018 World Cup tabled to US Congress Resolution condemning Russian transgressions against international law and FIFA values during 2018 World Cup tabled to US Congress Members of U.S. Congress Marcy Kaptur and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen call to join them in cosponsoring the bipartisan resolution, which would call out Russia’s malign behavior, and call on FIFA to publicly justify holding the World Cup in a country internationally sanctioned for its military aggression. 30 494 167 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Ukrainian hostages in Russia

ISIS threatens to attack Champions League final in Kyiv, - The Sun. PHOTOS ISIS threatens to attack Champions League final in Kyiv, - The Sun. PHOTOS ISIS threatens to carry out van and knife attacks on Liverpool and Real Madrid fans at the Champions League final in Kyiv. 26 332 71 World

Ukraine’s FM Klimkin expects provocations at Russian-hosted FIFA World Cup Ukraine’s FM Klimkin expects provocations at Russian-hosted FIFA World Cup Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin urges Ukrainians to refrain from attending 2018 FIFA World Cup which will be held in Russia saying that provocations will be definitely staged there. 19 188 65 Incidents

60 MEPs call EU governments to boycott FIFA World Cup in Russia, - Harms 60 MEPs call EU governments to boycott FIFA World Cup in Russia, - Harms 60 Members of the European Parliament from 16 different Member States and 5 different political groups support the call to boycott the FIFA World Cup 2018 hosted by Russia. 23 590 125 Sport

46 MEPs call for diplomatic boycott of World Cup 2018, - journalist 46 MEPs call for diplomatic boycott of World Cup 2018, - journalist 46 members of the European Parliament have so far signed a letter calling all the EU governments for a diplomatic boycott of the World Cup 2018 in the Russian Federation. 23 241 87 World

"We will not televise it," – Ukraine’s National Broadcaster CEO refuses showing Russia-hosted World Football Cup Chairman of the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) Zurab Alasania refuses to broadcast the upcoming World Football Cup if the national team paves its way to the championship hosted by Russia. 46 484 71 Ukrainian Politics

фифа fifa Decision to hold 2018 competition in Russia diplomatically arranged to rig vote, - Blatter There had been a “gentleman’s agreement” among Fifa’s leaders for giving the 2018 competition to Russia. 93 924 327 Sport

Putin is likely to host World Cup in 2018 despite being forced to lower his sights, - Reuters President Vladimir Putin is still likely to host the World Cup in 2018 despite an FBI investigation into Russia's winning bid, but the Russian government is being forced by an economic crisis to trim spending on its preparations. 60 624 460 Incidents