Ukraine laments 'Vladimir Putin' chant at Champions League qualifier in Istanbul

Fenerbache were knocked out of the Champions League by Dynamo Kyiv midweek. Image: Depo Photos Fenerbache were knocked out of the Champions League by Dynamo Kyiv midweek. Image: Depo Photos TURKEY ON THURSDAY expressed “sadness” over a chant of “Vladimir Putin” that rang out at a Champions League qualifier in Istanbul involving Dynamo Kyiv.

Fenerbahçe fans chanting “Vladimir Putin” after a Dynamo Kyiv player celebrated scoring in this #UCL qualifier.“Football is a fair game. Yesterday Dynamo Kyiv were stronger,” Ukraine’s ambassador Vasyl Bodnar tweeted. Putin has questioned the Ukrainian nation’s right to exist and branded its leaders as “Nazis” who must be deposed.

Dynamo’s irate Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu refused to attend the mandatory post-match press conference in protest.Turkey is generally popular among many Ukrainians because of its military support for Kyiv’s Western-backed government.

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