“‘Either Russia will be at the World cup 2022 or there will be no World cup’ – Vladimir Putin”
What FACTLY found
Earlier, FIFA & UEFA suspended Russian football teams from all international competitions. Responding to the suspension, Russian Football Association has announced that they will appeal the suspension with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). However, there are no reports of President Putin responding to the suspension
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 5 March 2022. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 8 March 2022, 3 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.