Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he'd 'take a bullet' for Vladimir Putin, calling him a 'first-class person'
By Ben Morse, CNN
Volodymyr Zelensky Sport News
Ecclestone would 'take a bullet' for Putin
Former Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has said he would "take a bullet" for Russian President Vladimir Putin and described him as "a first-class person".
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Bernie Ecclestone said he would "take a bullet" for Russian president Vladimir Putin because he is a "first class person" in a bizarre interview on ITV's Good Morning Britain this morning (Thursday 30 June). The former F1 boss was responding to co-host Kate Garraway's question about whether he still classes the Russian leader as a 'friend' since the war was waged in Ukraine.
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Andriy Shevchenko to attend Iga Świątek’s charity tennis match for Ukraine
Ukrainian football legend Andriy Shevchenko will attend a charity tennis match organised by Iga Świątek.
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