Head of the UAF Pavelko: the head coach of the Ukrainian national team will never invite players from Russia 
President of the Ukrainian Football Association whether players in Russia will appear in the national team. The functionary assessed the prospects of such athletes in an interview with the YouTube channel “Radio NV”.
He stressed that the head coach of the team, Alexander Petrakov, after taking office, said that he would never invite footballers from Russia to the national team. “On the very first day he said about it, although no one asked him. This is his position in life, she appeals to me, “added Pavelko.
Petrakov became the interim head coach of the Ukrainian national team in August. At the helm of the national team, he replaced Andriy Shevchenko.
In the Russian Premier League (RPL), there are two players who have experience playing for the Ukrainian national team. These are defenders Ivan Ordets and Yaroslav Rakitskiy from Dynamo and Zenit, respectively.