President of Football Club (FC) Dynamo Kyiv Ihor Surkis says that the war in Donbas, eastern Ukraine, must be stopped.
"I have no political views for one simple reason. I think the war must be stopped. Against whom have we been fighting? We have been fighting against Russia," he said in an interview for the TaToTake program on YouTube.
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When asked about the fact that the Opposition Platform — For Life Party where his elder brother, Hryhoriy Surkis, has membership does not recognize the fact that this is a war waged by Russia, he said: "I'm not [my] brother, I have my own view. If we remove the Russians – maybe it's not the [Russian] army as it is, but mercenaries, then it will be easier for us to retake our lands."
Surkis also says he does not plan to go into politics: "I've never wanted to go into politics and I will not because I don't want to lie. You know what they say: 'All politicians lie, every single one does.' What about my brother? My brother lies where it's in his interest. It's the way it works. And in France, everywhere."
