UEFA, FIFA 'monitoring the situation' in light of escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis
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UEFA and FIFA say they are "monitoring the situation" as the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis threatens to impact key European and international football matches due to take place in both countries.
It comes after Western nations announced a tranche of sanctions against Moscow in a bid to deter further aggression after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the deployment of troops into separatist-held parts of eastern Ukraine in what the Kremlin called a "peacekeeping" mission.
St. Petersburg is poised to stage the UEFA Champions League Final -- the biggest match in men's European club football -- on Saturday, May 28.
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