The Ukranian president wanted to appear via video link before Argentina took on defending champions France at Doha's Lusail Stadium for the World Cup final, which had an expected global audience of hundreds of millions.
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"We offered [a] peace formula to the world. Absolutely fair. We offered it because there are no champions in war, there can be no draw," Mr Zelenskyy said in a video message issued by his office. Mr Zelenskyy had wanted to appear via video link before Argentina took on defending champions France at Doha's Lusail Stadium for the final, which had an expected global audience of hundreds of millions.FIFA did not respond to repeated requests for comment, and it was thought to be unlikely to give Mr Zelenskyy a platform given its stance on political messages at the World Cup.
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