Sands explained the absence of Putin in World Cup football matches

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He also confirmed that Putin will not meet French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to St. Petersburg, where the French team will play Tuesday in the semifinals of the world championship against the Belgian national team. "Macron will only come to the match and immediately after that will leave St. Petersburg. And in turn, the schedule of the President (Russia) does not plan to visit this match," – explained Peskov.

However, the Russian and French presidents communicate regularly, said the Kremlin spokesman: "Russia and France do not lack communication at the highest level."

Macron promised to return to Russia in May. on football. "We can then meet again President Putin," said the French president after talks with the Russian president.

The World Cup takes place for the first time in Russia. The tournament opened on June 14 with a match between teams from Russia and Saudi Arabia and ended with a "dry" victory of Russia with a score of 5: 0. Since then, the Russian team on June 19 defeated the Egyptian team (3-1), on June 25, was defeated by the Uruguayan team (3-0), beat the l & # 39; 39, Spain (1: 1 in overtime and 4: 3 in a series of shots on goal) and for the first time in its history entered the quarterfinals of the World Cup. In the quarterfinals on July 7, the Russian national team played with the Croatian team. In overtime and extra time, each team scored two goals, and in the penalty shoot-out, Croatia won (4: 3).

In addition to opening the World Cup, Putin was not present at any match. Before the match against Egypt, Dmitry Peskov said that there was still no "match" in the president's plans, but "nothing can be ruled out."