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Vice-Premier of the Russian Federation and President RFS Vitaly Mutko has called the attempts to take away from Russia the right to host the world Cup 2018 is futile

Calls to deprive Russia the right to host the world Cup 2018 not in the future, said Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and President RFS Vitaly Mutko. According to him, such a possibility is not even discussed .

“The call to take the world behind a chemical attack in Syria is a hopeless things. The impact of the policy will continue, but this does not apply to team sports. I’m sure this situation is not even discussed. Football should be out of politics, although, unfortunately, has become a part of it. We are not worried” — quoted Mutko “championship”.

Earlier, us Senator Richard Blumenthal, representing the upper house of the Congress of Connecticut, said that FIFA should deprive Russia the right to host the world Cup 2018 because of the involvement in the Syrian conflict. A member of the Democratic party of the USA in the near future plans to send FIFA a letter of appeal.