MOSCOW, February 23 Austrian MEP Hannes Heide called on the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to stop cooperation with Gazprom due to the situation with the recognition of the sovereignty of the DPR and LPR, reports deutschlandfunk.de. «Gazprom» is a sponsor of the Champions League. Also, the deputies of the European Parliament demand that UEFA postpone the Champions League final from St. Petersburg, and it cannot be argued that one of the major state-owned Russian enterprises should continue to sponsor this sports series,” Heide said. during the coverage of the Champions League matches, which will be held on Wednesday. UEFA may inform broadcasters of its decision on Wednesday. According to estimates, the contract with Gazprom brings UEFA 40 million euros per season. The situation in the Donbass has escalated in recent days, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics have reported a lot of shelling by the Ukrainian security forces. The leadership of the DPR and LPR announced the temporary evacuation of citizens to the Rostov region in connection with the threat of Ukraine's invasion. First of all, the evacuation concerns women, children and the elderly. The head of the DPR, Denis Pushilin, said that Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky may soon order the military to go on the offensive, to implement a plan to invade the DPR and LPR. On Saturday, February 19, the leaders of the DPR and LPR signed decrees on general mobilization, and then turned to Russia with a request to recognize the independence of the republics.
