Oleksandr Petrakov has solid recent doubt on Scotland's World Cup play-off tie going forward in June with the Ukraine boss insisting they will not play whereas persons are dying.
Scotland are resulting from face the Ukrainians in the summertime after the large path to Qatar 2022 semi-final, which was resulting from be performed this week, was postponed due to the Russian invasion of the nation.
Petrakov included 16 domestic-based gamers of their final squad, though three of them this week signed for Steaua Bucharest on a short lived switch so as to get again to coaching and taking part in.
Nevertheless the veteran Ukraine boss has admitted a visit to Glasgow is the very last thing on his thoughts for the time being in an emotional interview in his homeland.
He identified: "So long as folks in my nation proceed to die, I can not take into consideration taking part in the sport in Scotland.
"I'm continuously in contact with the gamers of the nationwide workforce. For them, soccer has light into the background.
"We nonetheless have April and Might to return and we are going to see what occurs then, however we're speculated to taking part in Scotland in June in addition to Nations League video games.
"However we will not take into consideration them for the time being with the present scenario.
"I do not even know the right way to discuss what has occurred. My mom's house was occupied by the Germans on the final battle.
"She informed me what it was like and it appears just like what the Russians are doing now. They're bombing homes and killing youngsters.
"It has been a month and I nonetheless cannot get my head round it.
"For me, there is no such thing as a longer a rustic known as Russia. I now not have any mates there.
"All I can promise is that we'll turn out to be 200 per cent stronger. At any time when I am going to the checkpoints and see the folks, everybody is totally united towards the Russians.
"So I'm not giving soccer my 100 per cent consideration proper now."