Ex-Ukrainian international and AC Milan star Andriy Shevchenko called on Italy to help his country, in an emotionally charged interview that aired on Sunday night on one of the country’s biggest news shows. country.
“I ask you: open your hearts to my people, to the women, to the children, to the elderly who need your help so much… Make them feel what you made me feel”, launched, with tears in his eyes. eyes, the 45-year-old former player speaking from London on the program “Che Tempo Che Fa” of RAI, the Italian public channel.
The Shevchenko family decided to stay in Ukraine
“My mother, my sister and other members of my family are still in Ukraine, I talk to them every day. It was their choice to stay, continued the 2003 Champions League winner. I can’t watch what is happening to my country without crying. They tell me the truth about what is happening in Ukraine, bombed cities, children and old people killed. »
“We must try to convince Russia to cease fire, to find a diplomatic solution and to stop this war”, he finally urged. Coach of Ukraine from 2016 to 2021, Andriy Shevchenko participated in this show to promote a fundraising initiative led by the Italian Red Cross as part of its humanitarian efforts for Ukraine.