Tag: russia ukraine crisis

Alex Len (center) is surrounded by players from the Sacramento Kings and Denver Nuggets during a moment of silence before their game to pay respect to Len's home country of Ukraine. (Image: Getty)

NBA Players Alex Len, Svi Mykhailiuk from Ukraine Condemn Russian Invasion

Alex Len from the Sacramento Kings and Svi Mykhailiuk from the Toronto Raptors are NBA players originally from Ukraine who issued a joint statement condemning this week’s invasion by Russia. Len and Mykhailiuk also played for the Ukrainian national team. They’ve been trying to stay in contact with family in […]

Aeroflot was on a commercial deal with Manchester United since 2013. (Image: Twitter/deadlinedaylive)

Manchester United End Sponsorship Contract with Russian Airline Aeroflot

Manchester United has stopped their commercial partnership with the Russian state airline Aeroflot. This comes just 24 hours after Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine. UK’s government banned Aeroflot from flying in its airspace, while the Civil Aviation Authority suspended its foreign carrier permit. Aeroflot had been a commercial partner of Manchester […]