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RUSSIA HOST FIRST UEFA OPPONENT SINCE UKRAINE INVASION

As Europe focused its attention on the crunch Euro 2024 play-offs over the March international break, Serbia began preparations for the finals by travelling to Moscow, becoming the first UEFA member to play Russia in over two years.

The friendly, on March 21 at Dynamo Moscow’s VTB Arena, is unpalatable for much of Europe while war in Ukraine rages on, including for Russians residing in Serbia’s capital, Belgrade. “I don’t plan to watch it because it

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