The football player, who was persecuted in Ukraine as a “separatist,” went to play for Russia
Defender of Shakhtar Donetsk and the Ukrainian national team Yaroslav Rakitsky officially became a player of the Zenit football club from St. Petersburg. The general director of FC Shakhtar Sergei Palkin announced this in his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. He called Rakitsky one of the most talented and successful graduates of the club and wished him success with the new team. The footballer’s decision to move to a Russian club caused a storm...