RUSSIA has invaded the World Cup by clinching big business mega deals worth millions – and sending sexy performers to star in Qatar’s glitzy fan zone shows.
Vladimir Putin’s bloodbath in Ukraine has earned his nation pariah status – including a total ban from football by Fifa.
But hosts Qatar have stuck to deals with Putin’s oligarch cronies cut before the war guaranteeing the Russian economy millions, despite economic sanctions.
A Sun probe has revealed Russian phone and tech companies, caterers and VIP chauffeur services are all in use in Doha.
A World Cup insider in Doha said: “There are already hundreds – if not thousands – of Russians working here on the World Cup.”
It is not just bigwigs who are in Qatar.
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Singer and actress Maria Rubtsova, 24, is starring in a show on Doha’s corniche fan zone.
Maria, from Moscow, is distraught though, thinking of her father Alexandr, 54, who is fighting in the Ukraine.
She said: “I don’t support Putin and have no idea why he started this war – but my dad said it was his duty to fight and volunteered.”
She added: “I can’t stop thinking about what my dad is going through and whether I’ll ever see him again.”
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Qatar’s World Cup Supreme Committee declined to comment on The Sun’s findings last night.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
