🗣 'I think the best thing possible would be that the entire Russian armed forces retire from Ukraine and hand the tournament to them!' 😳 His comments have caused so much confusion and uproar that his spokesman had to come out and correct him... 🤯
On Thursday, Johnson arrived in Brussels for a NATO summit to discuss the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, and the British Prime Minister criticised the Russian bid on arrival but bizarrely backed Ukraine to host.
"The UK & Ireland bid for the UEFA Euro 2028 has this government's full backing," Johnson posted on social media. "Clearly we remain entirely committed to the UK and Ireland bid for Euro 2028 which retains the Government's full backing," a statement said."All sorts of sporting bodies have taken responsible action in removing Russia from their competitions," the spokesman added."They should not be able to compete or have the prestige of taking part in global tournaments.
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