Vitali Mutko said : "A woman with children said today: 'I live with relatives now, it’s all good for now, but I would like to receive temporary accommodation somewhere while you work on improving my living conditions,'"

itartass_en Saturday, July 20, 2019 8:08:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A woman with children said today: 'I live with relatives now, it’s all good for now, but I would like to receive temporary accommodation somewhere while you work on improving my living conditions,'"

itartass_en Friday, July 19, 2019 7:09:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Unfortunately, twelve people have died and nine are being searched for,"

terradaily Tuesday, July 2, 2019 3:11:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “Unfortunately, twelve people have died and nine are being searched for,”

thenews-pk Tuesday, July 2, 2019 5:42:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “In the capacity of a person”

themalaymailonline Wednesday, December 19, 2018 5:54:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "I don't want to assess the IOC's decision made regarding me," "It's not the time to think of myself"

ahram-EN Thursday, December 7, 2017 1:02:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "But this is all because we are such a great sport superpower,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, December 4, 2017 5:24:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “I’m happy to go to any court, to any disciplinary committee to anyone and I’ll be happy to talk about how there has never been and will never be any state programs related to doping in this country,”

laht Saturday, December 2, 2017 4:12:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,”

therepublic Saturday, December 2, 2017 2:07:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we're a great sporting power,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 10:03:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “it means nothing, all the marketing for the World Cup has been done, the advertising, the TV rights are almost finished,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 9:45:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,”

denverpost Friday, December 1, 2017 8:58:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “we are a good partner of the world sports movement. I don’t understand why you have to trample Russia under foot”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 7:43:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “if you don’t fight back you will just be smashed”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 7:43:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "If you don't fight back, you will just be smashed,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we're a great sporting power,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The IOC is a social organization. It cannot dictate to a government which staff to appoint,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : "we are a good partner of the world sports movement. I don't understand why you have to trample Russia under foot"

nzherald Friday, December 1, 2017 4:36:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : "if you don't fight back you will just be smashed"

nzherald Friday, December 1, 2017 4:36:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “If you don’t fight back, you will just be smashed,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 4:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 4:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “The IOC is a social organization. It cannot dictate to a government which staff to appoint,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 4:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “we are a good partner of the world sports movement. I don’t understand why you have to trample Russia under foot”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 2:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “if you don’t fight back you will just be smashed”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 2:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “If we play like that while doped, then how would we do without?”

680news Wednesday, November 29, 2017 11:08:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “If we play like that while doped, then how would we do without?”

therepublic Wednesday, November 29, 2017 9:56:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "It was very important for us to portray Russia as the Host Country in the Official Poster. "

albawaba-en Wednesday, November 29, 2017 10:10:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The federation [FIS] did not suspend the Russian athletes because there is no written reasoning,"

itartass_en Friday, November 24, 2017 12:38:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Lawyers see everything and inform us that the developments are beyond the realm of legal norms,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:28:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "However, we will be fighting until the very end, as there is a lack of written reasoning, which may be appealed against," "Our next steps will be to turn to arbitrary and civil courts"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:28:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "On the whole, we expected this decision, but it has no impact whatsoever on the national team’s participation (in the 2018 Olympics) since it is in the authority of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and the IOC is holding its own investigation,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:14:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "No one expected any other decision, it had been announced by the commissions and well-informed media outlets,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 16, 2017 10:57:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "They have no new decisions for us,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 16, 2017 10:57:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "New York Times, apparently, is the press service of the IOC and WADA commissions. If they published WADA’s report about its work in Russia in full, then everyone could see that 80% of the report is devoted to the giant effort made by Russia, which met all criteria of the roadmap [to have its WADA membership reinstated] except two, which emerged at a later date, in the form of recommendations from independent commissions," "And the decision about RUSADA’s reinstatement will have no influence on the participation of our athletes in the Games"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:17:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "This has no relation whatsoever to the participation of our national team in the Games, this issue is up to the IOC to decide. RUSADA continues its work, its status was partially reinstated, it is engaged in the planning of doping tests and taking samples under control of the UK anti-doping body. We take our samples to Western labs, who, of course, run a good business and generate a nice profit [by processing them]. One should keep this in mind,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:17:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó pointed out : "We have had no doping programs. We won the [2014] Olympics fair and square. Regarding doping control, it was not handled by the Russian Federation, yet this fact is swept under the rug and it is unclear why. The International Olympic Committee, international federations and WADA are in charge of doping control at Olympic Games,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 8, 2017 2:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "No need to take such reports into account. It is a provocation, if not an attempt to exert pressure on the IOC. This is an old scenario, we keep seeing it over and over again,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:27:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “We will support our athletes and if this continues, then we will turn to the civil judicial system,”

therepublic Monday, November 6, 2017 7:08:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : "we will support our athletes and if this continues, then we will turn to the civil judicial system"

siouxcityjournal Monday, November 6, 2017 6:41:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "A neutral flag? The head of state has clearly defined his position by saying that those are totally inadmissible things for our country. When athletes competed under a neutral flag in some sports and disciplines, we did not object it as they were able to maintain their skills and take part in qualifications,"

itartass_en Saturday, November 4, 2017 11:42:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "our team must be at the same level with Argentina in order to earn this much, or gather full-house attendances at each match at the Luzhniki Stadium,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Football fans will have the chance to see for the first time the newly-reconstructed Luzhniki Stadium and our task is to test the facility ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, namely to check the readiness of the admission and control systems, catering organization and the work of stewards,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "Only several friendly matches are left to be played (ahead of the 2018 World Cup) and all of them are against the high-ranking national teams,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "It will be a very useful game for our boys," "I hope to see a full-house attendance and watch great football"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The correct and most natural response (to the IOC’s decision) will be to file an appeal with the Court of Arbitrations for Sport," "They both (Legkov and Belov) will be provided with all the necessary assistance"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 1, 2017 9:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "We need to be now extremely attentive and in strict compliance with the schedule, which we came up with previously,"

itartass_en Tuesday, October 31, 2017 11:10:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó declarou : "Há alguns atrasos em certas obras, mas a situação geral está sob controle e não estamos muito preocupados com isso"

jcrs Tuesday, October 31, 2017 5:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "In view of such an opportunity (of hosting the opening match), why not taking the chance?" "We have submitted a bid offering Saint Petersburg as the venue for the opening match"

itartass_en Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We need to prepare everything in detail, since it is a great responsibility and some work should be done," "I believe that such city as Saint Petersburg deserves to be the venue of this tournament. In my opinion, this city currently has one of the best stadiums in Europe"

itartass_en Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) has started receiving bids for Euro 2020, the selection process has begun. Since we have such an opportunity [to host the opening match], then why not do it? We have placed a bid, offering St. Petersburg as the host city,"

itartass_en Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : “Les mesures seront renforcées en prenant en considération la situation dans le monde”

mali-web Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:37:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó déclaré : “Les mesures seront renforcées en prenant en considération la situation dans le monde”

maliweb Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:26:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Maria Sharapova ) : "It was very pleasant that Sharapova arrived in Moscow making her fans happy,"

itartass_en Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "There were breakthroughs and certain downfalls (at the championship), but the result is acceptable," "The boys and girls are perspective so I think that it was a decent tournament for us"

itartass_en Monday, October 9, 2017 4:47:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Mark Karples ) : "These two national teams are the attire to any tournament and the World Cup would have been pale without them," "We will do everything to make them feel comfortable in Russia and the German national team already experienced the Russian hospitality when it played here at the (2017 FIFA) Confederations Cup"

itartass_en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Manchester ) : "They should listen to those who have already been to Russia, for instance at the (UEFA) Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea (in 2008)"

itartass_en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "One should take a cue from people instead of believing in propaganda and ongoing attempts to discredit Russia," "Millions of people come to Russia as tourists annually and one should first of all listen to them. The popularity of our country grows with each year, because it is safe and comfortable here and there are a lot of places to see"

itartass_en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "We are all sober-minded and most probably it was an unintentional act," "Racism in Russia? We live here and see nothing of the kind"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "What if we speak a fan? He is advised against setting off a flare, but he fires it up nevertheless and is absolutely confident that he right saying that it is one of the elements to express support for his favorite team. This is a very complicated issue,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "We are rearranging the system but it should be rearranged so that WADA could also share responsibility,"

chosun Friday, September 15, 2017 3:13:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Before that it (WADA) should have taken responsibility for this man, given that it licensed him and granted him the right to work," "It controlled him and now suddenly the government is responsible"

channelnewsasia Wednesday, September 13, 2017 1:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Mark Karples ) : "The Russian Paralympic Committee has implemented almost all of the previously set criteria and cannot influence the rest," "One of the positive moments is that our Para-athletes, except one competition, have an opportunity now to qualify for the Paralympic Games in PyeongChang. They will be doing it flying a neutral flag, but this is still an opportunity to win the licenses"

itartass_en Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added ( about Mark Karples ) : "The decision made by the International Paralympic Committee is on the whole an evaluation of the work done by the Russian Paralympic Committee and we have to keep up the work in this direction,"

itartass_en Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Almost all the issues concerning the road map have been resolved, it is being implemented," "There is going to be an audit in September, and another one ahead of the WADA Foundation Board’s meeting. If the membership is not restored, then it will be a waste of money,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "There were as many as 700 candidates, WADA picked six out of them. The RUSADA Supervisory Board, set up in accordance with WADA’s recommendations, chose one of those six people. As soon as the newly appointed director general settles into his new job, we will hold a meeting with him,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "There is a way to respond to them - by doing your work calmly and effectively. Of course, some kind of propaganda will go on but the wave of negative information has started to wan after everybody saw the excellent organization of the FIFA Confederations Cup,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "an information campaign against Russia is underway" "Some media say that whatever we do is wrong. But it is not us who is in charge of the anti-doping control process at the World Cup and the European Championship. During the Confederations Cup, our team members underwent dozens of anti-doping tests,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "For instance, we have agreements with Spain and Italy but they are in the same qualifying group, so we have to wait who will be in the first place and who will come in second. One of the teams will enter the World Cup directly, while the other will have to go through playoff matches,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "On the whole, our athletes compete hard in all disciplines and we keep congratulating them with each won medal every day," "I am sure that it will stay the same way, since under such complicated competitions, as the Universiade may be, our athletes kept fighting for the pedestal and will continue doing it today"

itartass_en Wednesday, August 23, 2017 10:09:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "We have drawn conclusions regarding everything that was discussed at the IAAF Congress,"

itartass_en Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:16:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó stated : "The game will be undoubtedly held in Russia, but Moscow is not the venue,"

itartass_en Thursday, August 17, 2017 3:02:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "There was no state program and there cannot be one. This didn't happen in Russia,"

globalsecurity Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:21:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "We are in contact with FIFA each week, holding telephone conferences and discuss all issues that arise," "There are no issues whatsoever with FIFA regarding the use of labor force at the construction sites. I am telling you this as the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee"

itartass_en Thursday, August 3, 2017 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Andrei Kirilenko said the right words about the victory of the women’s team calling it a fantastic success," "It is worth a lot to hear such words from Andrei (Kirilenko). It is also marvelous that our Maria Vadeeva was named the most valuable player of the championship"

itartass_en Monday, July 31, 2017 7:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó stwierdził : "Oczywiście chcielibyśmy mieć nadzieję na pozytywną decyzję IAAF, ale wszyscy będę czekać (na MKOl)"

pap Monday, July 31, 2017 5:20:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "This year have had three cases (of doping abuse) compared to 11 last year," "We are not covering anyone. The law has not been enforced as of yet, but it is possible at any time"

itartass_en Friday, July 28, 2017 12:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The (IAAF) Congress convenes in London on the eve of the championship and our (ARAF) federation and its president were invited to attend," "He will be given the floor to speak for the first time and the Congress will decide whether to keep the suspension or to extend it further"

itartass_en Friday, July 28, 2017 12:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó stated : "Of course we would like to hope for the positive decision (of IAAF Congress)," "But I believe we can already guess the outcome - while there is no decision from the IOC (International Olympic Committee), everyone will keep waiting for it"

itartass_en Friday, July 28, 2017 12:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "La Russie a donné des garanties en matière de sécurité qui ont été confirmées et elle remplira ses obligations"

LePoint Saturday, February 18, 2017 2:08:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko afirmou : "Somos pessoas adultas e sabemos bem que cada grande país, seja ele a Inglaterra ou a Rússia, tem seus próprio problemas em várias esferas do dia a dia"

diariodonordeste Friday, February 17, 2017 9:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko disse : "O movimento dos hooligans do futebol hoje é um movimento jovem e uma subcultura frequentemente vulnerável à influência extremista"

diariodonordeste Friday, February 17, 2017 9:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "La Russie a donné des garanties en matière de sécurité qui ont été confirmées et elle remplira ses obligations"

afp-fr Friday, February 17, 2017 7:19:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko aseguró : “que muchos entrenadores rusos no sabían cómo trabajar sin dopaje”

diariolibre-en Friday, February 17, 2017 7:14:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "We need to look absolutely soberly at all this -- an information campaign aimed to discredit,"

afp-en Friday, February 17, 2017 6:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We all remember well the preparations for hosting the (2014) Olympic Games in Sochi and remember that the common objective was to discredit Russia,"

itartass_en Friday, February 17, 2017 3:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "La Russie a donné des garanties en matière de sécurité qui ont été confirmées et elle remplira ses obligations"

afp-fr Friday, February 17, 2017 2:10:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We will achieve nothing until we call to account the people encouraging athletes (to dope),"

afp-en Friday, February 17, 2017 2:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "We need to look absolutely soberly at all this -- an information campaign aimed to discredit,"

afp-en Friday, February 17, 2017 1:47:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "Speaking about the income from the tournament, I should say that it is up to FIFA to make the calculations as it is the holder of all rights,"

itartass_en Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:38:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "This year, the (Russian) Sports Ministry intends to provide conditions for the collection of 6,000 doping samples in order to tighten control over abuse of performance enhancing drugs,"

itartass_en Friday, February 10, 2017 9:57:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about Florian Thauvin ) : "Samoura is also paying a visit to discuss issues regarding the commercial rights, including the television broadcasting rights," "We are ready to cooperate but the final say is with FIFA"

itartass_en Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:48:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "What we need now is to prove our power on the track and not spare attention to things like that,"

itartass_en Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The Russian biathletes had a good race and we all saw the powerful potential of our boys," "Of course I am not mentioning the behavior of some stars, who behaved in such manner on the finish line"

itartass_en Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We have no rivals in the world in terms of youth sports," "However, we need to be moving further"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5:30:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "I hope that our ice hockey players will successfully cap the result (of the national team) today,"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5:30:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping and it's high time for them to retire,"

sltrib Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5:00:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping and it's high time for them to retire,"

abc-au Wednesday, February 8, 2017 12:52:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko says : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 10:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “don’t understand how to work without doping,”

expressindia Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:20:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : “There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don’t understand how to work without doping and it’s high time for them to retire,”

expressindia Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:20:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : “There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don’t understand how to work without doping and it’s high time for them to retire,”

denverpost Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:07:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko says : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 4:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko ajouté : "une tendance générale dans l'attitude à l'égard de la Russie. Et l'IAAF ne veut pas être pionnière en matière de levée des restrictions"

afp-fr Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 2:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "had a lot of violations. Athletes broke rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping,"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1:03:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Over the past year we have done a massive amount of work,"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1:03:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "Il y a une tendance générale dans l'attitude à l'égard de la Russie. Et l'IAAF ne veut pas être pionnière en matière de levée des restrictions"

afp-fr Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:58:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "On the whole, we are at the very good level of preparations for the tournament,"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 1, 2017 7:46:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The Council of Europe worked out a special convention and will have lists of hooligans, who will be barred from going to matches in Russia and other countries," "Such blacklists already exist and our law enforcement bodies work on them"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 1, 2017 5:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "We hope that the Confederations Cup will attract about 700,000 fans, while 3.5 million will come to see the matches of the (2018 FIFA) World Cup,"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 1, 2017 4:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "These are tough criteria. It will take time to meet them and the RPC applied for permission to take part in qualification competitions in order not to skip the season. The second request was about one of the criteria. The RPC has received a refusal, so, it is necessary to focus on the implementation of the criteria. I think the RPC will do exactly this,"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 31, 2017 8:44:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "500 days is plenty of time, but on the other hand, we are already counting these days,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A lot more needs to be done: stadiums and football fields, bases for hosting the teams and transport logistics,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We offer many new hospitality-related products - visa-free entry, free travel between cities and in cities, there will be many possibilities that the other championships did not have. Time is coming when there is the need to attract more fans and citizens of regions," "An unprecedented volunteer program will be launched: there are more than 180,000 applications for 20,000 jobs. In general, everyone is working as a team, there is good understanding between regional and federal authorities and the public. I’m sure that we will cope with this task and hold the championship at the highest level as Russia can do it well,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Third, we want to show Russia: we don’t have only Moscow and St. Petersburg. For example, until 1991 Nizhny Novgorod was closed (for visits of foreigners - TASS). We want to show the country’s possibilities: we are a hospitable and safe country with the richest culture and traditions. For us, this project is very and very important,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko afirmou : “O sorteio da Copa do Mundo foi marcado para 1 de dezembro e nós oferecemos o Kremlin como sede para este evento”

jconline Tuesday, January 24, 2017 2:16:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko declarou : "A cerimônia do sorteio da Copa do Mundo vai acontecer dia 1 de dezembro. Eu sugeri o Palácio de Congressos de Kremlin e tudo isso foi conveniente para a Fifa"

ne10 Monday, January 23, 2017 9:52:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko acrescentou : "Sugerimos o Palácio dos Congressos do Kremlin, e o espaço serviu à FIFA. Estamos a preparar-nos para receber a cerimónia"

sabado Monday, January 23, 2017 9:25:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The Final Draw for the [2018] World Cup has been scheduled for December 1 and we have offered the Kremlin as the venue for this event,"

itartass_en Monday, January 23, 2017 2:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "If you have sex five days before taking a doping test, they can find male DNA in you," "If a female athlete undergoes a drug test within five days after the act, then the test will show that she has male hormones - and yet it evokes suspicions of her using different drugs"

bbc Friday, January 20, 2017 6:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Immediately after the campaign got underway, we saw how much interest there was in the Volunteer Program for the Confederations Cup and World Cup"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:07:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko explained : "We have scaled back our activities aimed at restoring the IAAF membership. The reason is that, on the one hand, the international association does not seem eager to restore our membership. If it was, all this could have been done much faster. Until now, everything has been based on formal principles: they publish some criteria, ask questions and say we should come tomorrow. The next meeting will be held on January 23, after that a three-month pause is expected, so the process is rather slow,"

itartass_en Friday, January 13, 2017 4:19:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko stated : "We are ready to suggest that sports organizations place stricter control over all Russian teams for two years or even three years, if they wish," "You will see that Russian athletes’ victories have nothing to do with doping. Only 15-17 of our athletes have received the necessary permission to take prescription medicine, while the others don’t have any health issues at all"

itartass_en Friday, January 13, 2017 4:19:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about Richard McLaren ) : "McLaren’s report was blown out of proportion, they dealt a blow to our image. However, half of the people even didn’t read it with a pencil in hand, so to say. But then this document was submitted to the IOC, international federations, that is, the organizations that make political decisions," "They began to exert political pressure on them using this report. Meanwhile, we should proceed calmly along the legal track"

itartass_en Friday, January 13, 2017 3:24:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Don't pay attention to these statements,"

GulfDailyNews Wednesday, January 11, 2017 9:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Don't pay attention to these statements,"

iran-daily Wednesday, January 11, 2017 5:27:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Don't pay attention to these statements,"

afp-en Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “The people who should be analyzing urine have started pressuring the people who take political decisions,”

therepublic Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The people who should be analyzing urine have started pressuring the people who take political decisions,"

siouxcityjournal Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:01:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The people who should be analyzing urine have started pressuring the people who take political decisions,"

startribune Wednesday, January 11, 2017 1:56:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko disse : “Uma das questões hoje foi a preparação para a Copa do Mundo e a Copa das Confederações na Rússia… Em geral, a preparação recebeu uma avaliação muito boa do Comitê Executivo”

diarioinduscom Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:30:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Several amendments were introduced to the regulations regarding the status and transfers of players,"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7:06:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A report was prepared on the World Cup and I reported in detail with a presentation. A report was made on all operational matters that include the Confederations Cup Draw, the presentation of the World Cup mascot, the launch of the volunteer’s program and a report on infrastructure. Bases, stadiums, hotels and airports were considered in detail. No questions arose. I believe this is the first championship, which is being prepared for the FIFA in a calm manner and there are no acute problems,"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 10, 2017 6:27:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "All (football) confederations supported the variant of 48 teams," "The same stance has been outlined by the UEFA and we supported the decision of our confederation"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 10, 2017 5:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "It is so unsportsmanlike. We are paying big money for their work. They have been working with us for a year already. He should have supported us instead,"

itartass_en Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Well, if we rely on the legal framework, on objectivity, other federations are bound to take similar decisions. We are confident in our team. We have been working under the supervision of the UK anti-doping agency for a year already, so, I think the decision of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation is objective,"

itartass_en Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “It goes against common sense and the Olympic charter. Athletes should be punished for such calls to boycott,”

taipeitimes Friday, December 23, 2016 9:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I’m confident our federation will show the majority of athletes (who misused doping - TASS) have already been punished and the majority of athletes (in general - TASS) is innocent," "I don’t see any problems in this case and I hope the entire sports community will be acting along these lines"

itartass_en Friday, December 23, 2016 10:17:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I’m confident our federation will show the majority of athletes (who misused doping - TASS) have already been punished and the majority of athletes (in general - TASS)," "I don’t see any problems in this case and I hope the entire sports community will be acting along these lines."

itartass_en Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "As for the boycott, it means pressure and represents sheering politicking," "These calls for boycotts should entail punishments for athletes"

itartass_en Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "As for the boycott, this is pressure and absolute politics. This contradicts common sense and the IOC charter. The athletes should be punished for such calls,"

itartass_en Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "We are currently in work with the Turkish Football Federation as well as with the (Russian) Consulate General’s Office and we will send them all of our training camps schedules,"

itartass_en Tuesday, December 20, 2016 4:45:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added ( about Rotor Volgograd ) : "I do see that the city of Volgograd is implementing its obligations in full volume ahead of the 2018 World Cup and does its work with complete responsibility,"

itartass_en Friday, December 16, 2016 11:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The international federation is under enormous pressure, which differs in its forms," "Some speak about boycotts, but boycotts have no perspectives nowadays"

itartass_en Friday, December 16, 2016 8:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about British ) : "Everyone forgot already that for almost a year Russia had been under control of the British anti-doping agency (UKAD), and somehow we saw no outbreaks of doping-abuse cases," "Did we try to cover-up our athletes? Same Russian athletes, who performed at the Sochi Olympics, continue competing in all present-day tournaments"

itartass_en Friday, December 16, 2016 8:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about Richard McLaren ) : "Somebody may be pursuing such aim, but the World Cup has nothing to do with the McLaren report," "We are developing our infrastructure and building modern stadiums, hotels"

itartass_en Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "On the whole, the World Cup will boost the development of 11 cities and will leave its heritage and we have no worries in this regard,"

itartass_en Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The year of 2016 was not easy and the reputation of the Russian sport suffered a significant blow," "I am sure that we all together can overcome this challenge and return to the sports family"

itartass_en Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko dijo : “El COI ha decido volver a analizar todas las muestras. Que lo hagan”

diariolibre-en Sunday, December 11, 2016 5:53:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "If there are facts, they will be investigated. But there should be real substantiation for allegations of conspiracy or a state doping programme,"

afp-en Friday, December 9, 2016 11:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We now need to calmly move taking the issue to a court and this is what we will do," "It will be up to the International Olympic Committee to do the verifying job"

itartass_en Friday, December 9, 2016 10:02:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

ladepeche Friday, December 9, 2016 8:11:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

LePoint Friday, December 9, 2016 4:53:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

courrier-picard Friday, December 9, 2016 2:57:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

lanouvellerepublique Thursday, December 8, 2016 6:35:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

afp-fr Thursday, December 8, 2016 2:25:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Forming a new squad is a long process and the coach needs time to come up with a competitive line-up,"

afp-en Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:36:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The issue is that the field rolls into the stadium on an unstable base and needs to be strengthened,"

azcentral Thursday, November 3, 2016 4:46:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I want to add that this organization (ARSA) discredited itself [at Euro 2016]," "Almost all of its leadership have had problems with the law enforcement agencies. I think that the ARSA got Russian football into serious trouble,"

refworld Tuesday, November 1, 2016 6:32:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “Our mascot is tasked with inspiring supporters, getting the wider population involved in football and inviting them to the stadiums in order to experience memorable and positive emotions,” “Millions of Russian football fans took part in the vote and this means Zabivaka will do a worthy job representing our country around the world”

mercopress Tuesday, October 25, 2016 5:53:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,"

GulfDailyNews Sunday, October 23, 2016 12:41:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko disse : "Tenho certeza de Zabivaka será um enorme sucesso entre os torcedores na Copa das Confederações e na Copa do Mundo da Rússia em 2018"

extra Saturday, October 22, 2016 6:54:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,”

cyprus-mail Saturday, October 22, 2016 5:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,"

timesofmalta Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,"

channelnewsasia Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:14:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "The mascot is very important from the point of view of promoting the country and the championship,"

itartass_en Saturday, October 22, 2016 7:18:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The World Cup will involve almost half of the country. Eleven cities will host matches, and twenty cities in total be involved. A lot of infrastructure is being built. Such a project cannot be prepared without any problems, but everything is resolvable. We will hold the championship at the highest level,"

itartass_en Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:52:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We have reached an agreement with Moscow’s City Hall about the training camp in Luzhniki,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "We have reached an agreement on one match and it will take place in November 2017,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "However, we also spoke about playing another (friendly) match here in Russia," "It is most likely that it could be played on the eve of the (2018 FIFA) World Cup"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We will be playing two matches between March 20 and 28, then we are having two more games between June 5 and 13 and then we will be playing at the (2017) Confederations Cup," "We will then hold two games between August 28 and September 5, two more matches on October 2-10, and two more between November 6 and 14"

itartass_en Friday, October 14, 2016 8:58:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The role of the government in the management of sports must not weaken at all costs, because it is impossible to do anything without the state support,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We need to understand the criteria necessary for the resumption of our work,"

itartass_en Monday, October 10, 2016 9:15:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We need to see precise and understandable criteria," "We have nothing against transforming great deal of our responsibilities to WADA, but it also means that WADA needs taking greater responsibility as well"

itartass_en Monday, October 10, 2016 9:15:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Perhaps, we (Russia) took the blow and gave a cause for a reflection," "We all need a transparent (global) system, which will be equal for everyone"

itartass_en Monday, October 10, 2016 9:15:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó dijo : “Espero que hoy o mañana se completen todos los formalismos y el equipo pase del actual estado de nerviosismo a un estado de trabajo”

diariolibre-en Monday, August 1, 2016 7:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko siger : - Efter min mening er dette en subjektiv og politisk beslutning, som der ikke er noget retsgrundlag for,

DRNyheder-en Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:37:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko siger : - Efter min mening er dette en subjektiv og politisk beslutning, som der ikke er noget retsgrundlag for,

DRNyheder-en Thursday, July 21, 2016 4:50:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Nezávislá komise (Světové antidopingové agentury) WADA ještě pracuje, ale dnes už jsem četl desítky prohlášení a komentářů. Četl jsem dva rozhovory s viceprezidentem MOV Poundem a část dokumentu pana (pracovníka WADA) McLarena. Může nastat ještě horší období, potrestáni mohou být všichni ruští reprezentanti,"

ceskenoviny-en Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:38:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Je to extrémní zklamání, uděláme všechno, co bude možné. Rozhodně se odvoláme ke členům MOV,"

ceskenoviny-en Friday, June 17, 2016 7:58:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Dostaneme pokutu od UEFA, tak jsem byl informován. Chovali jsme se nepřijatelně. Sami vyšetřujeme, co se stalo,"

ceskenoviny-en Sunday, June 12, 2016 3:00:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó uvedl : "V takových zápasech je třeba oba tábory od sebe oddělit. Také se tam objevila pyrotechnika, což je špatně. Nebyla tam žádná síť pořadatelů, která by tomu zamezila,"

ceskenoviny-en Sunday, June 12, 2016 3:00:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Dostaneme pokutu od UEFA, tak jsem byl informován. Chovali jsme se nepřijatelně. Sami vyšetřujeme, co se stalo,"

ceskenoviny-en Sunday, June 12, 2016 11:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A woman with children said today: 'I live with relatives now, it’s all good for now, but I would like to receive temporary accommodation somewhere while you work on improving my living conditions,'"

itartass_en Saturday, July 20, 2019 8:08:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A woman with children said today: 'I live with relatives now, it’s all good for now, but I would like to receive temporary accommodation somewhere while you work on improving my living conditions,'"

itartass_en Friday, July 19, 2019 7:09:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Unfortunately, twelve people have died and nine are being searched for,"

terradaily Tuesday, July 2, 2019 3:11:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “Unfortunately, twelve people have died and nine are being searched for,”

thenews-pk Tuesday, July 2, 2019 5:42:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “In the capacity of a person”

themalaymailonline Wednesday, December 19, 2018 5:54:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "I don't want to assess the IOC's decision made regarding me," "It's not the time to think of myself"

ahram-EN Thursday, December 7, 2017 1:02:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "But this is all because we are such a great sport superpower,"

abs-cbnnews Monday, December 4, 2017 5:24:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “I’m happy to go to any court, to any disciplinary committee to anyone and I’ll be happy to talk about how there has never been and will never be any state programs related to doping in this country,”

laht Saturday, December 2, 2017 4:12:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,”

therepublic Saturday, December 2, 2017 2:07:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we're a great sporting power,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 10:03:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “it means nothing, all the marketing for the World Cup has been done, the advertising, the TV rights are almost finished,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 9:45:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,”

denverpost Friday, December 1, 2017 8:58:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “we are a good partner of the world sports movement. I don’t understand why you have to trample Russia under foot”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 7:43:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “if you don’t fight back you will just be smashed”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 7:43:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "If you don't fight back, you will just be smashed,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we're a great sporting power,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The IOC is a social organization. It cannot dictate to a government which staff to appoint,"

siouxcityjournal Friday, December 1, 2017 5:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : "we are a good partner of the world sports movement. I don't understand why you have to trample Russia under foot"

nzherald Friday, December 1, 2017 4:36:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : "if you don't fight back you will just be smashed"

nzherald Friday, December 1, 2017 4:36:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “If you don’t fight back, you will just be smashed,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 4:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “Nowadays everyone is trying to make some kind of axis of evil out of us, just because we’re a great sporting power,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 4:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “The IOC is a social organization. It cannot dictate to a government which staff to appoint,”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 4:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “we are a good partner of the world sports movement. I don’t understand why you have to trample Russia under foot”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 2:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : “if you don’t fight back you will just be smashed”

therepublic Friday, December 1, 2017 2:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “If we play like that while doped, then how would we do without?”

680news Wednesday, November 29, 2017 11:08:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “If we play like that while doped, then how would we do without?”

therepublic Wednesday, November 29, 2017 9:56:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "It was very important for us to portray Russia as the Host Country in the Official Poster. "

albawaba-en Wednesday, November 29, 2017 10:10:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The federation [FIS] did not suspend the Russian athletes because there is no written reasoning,"

itartass_en Friday, November 24, 2017 12:38:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Lawyers see everything and inform us that the developments are beyond the realm of legal norms,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:28:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "However, we will be fighting until the very end, as there is a lack of written reasoning, which may be appealed against," "Our next steps will be to turn to arbitrary and civil courts"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 22, 2017 10:28:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "On the whole, we expected this decision, but it has no impact whatsoever on the national team’s participation (in the 2018 Olympics) since it is in the authority of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) and the IOC is holding its own investigation,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 16, 2017 3:14:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "No one expected any other decision, it had been announced by the commissions and well-informed media outlets,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 16, 2017 10:57:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "They have no new decisions for us,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 16, 2017 10:57:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "New York Times, apparently, is the press service of the IOC and WADA commissions. If they published WADA’s report about its work in Russia in full, then everyone could see that 80% of the report is devoted to the giant effort made by Russia, which met all criteria of the roadmap [to have its WADA membership reinstated] except two, which emerged at a later date, in the form of recommendations from independent commissions," "And the decision about RUSADA’s reinstatement will have no influence on the participation of our athletes in the Games"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:17:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "This has no relation whatsoever to the participation of our national team in the Games, this issue is up to the IOC to decide. RUSADA continues its work, its status was partially reinstated, it is engaged in the planning of doping tests and taking samples under control of the UK anti-doping body. We take our samples to Western labs, who, of course, run a good business and generate a nice profit [by processing them]. One should keep this in mind,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:17:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó pointed out : "We have had no doping programs. We won the [2014] Olympics fair and square. Regarding doping control, it was not handled by the Russian Federation, yet this fact is swept under the rug and it is unclear why. The International Olympic Committee, international federations and WADA are in charge of doping control at Olympic Games,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 8, 2017 2:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "No need to take such reports into account. It is a provocation, if not an attempt to exert pressure on the IOC. This is an old scenario, we keep seeing it over and over again,"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 8, 2017 1:27:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : “We will support our athletes and if this continues, then we will turn to the civil judicial system,”

therepublic Monday, November 6, 2017 7:08:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó says : "we will support our athletes and if this continues, then we will turn to the civil judicial system"

siouxcityjournal Monday, November 6, 2017 6:41:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "A neutral flag? The head of state has clearly defined his position by saying that those are totally inadmissible things for our country. When athletes competed under a neutral flag in some sports and disciplines, we did not object it as they were able to maintain their skills and take part in qualifications,"

itartass_en Saturday, November 4, 2017 11:42:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "our team must be at the same level with Argentina in order to earn this much, or gather full-house attendances at each match at the Luzhniki Stadium,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Football fans will have the chance to see for the first time the newly-reconstructed Luzhniki Stadium and our task is to test the facility ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, namely to check the readiness of the admission and control systems, catering organization and the work of stewards,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "Only several friendly matches are left to be played (ahead of the 2018 World Cup) and all of them are against the high-ranking national teams,"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "It will be a very useful game for our boys," "I hope to see a full-house attendance and watch great football"

itartass_en Thursday, November 2, 2017 3:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The correct and most natural response (to the IOC’s decision) will be to file an appeal with the Court of Arbitrations for Sport," "They both (Legkov and Belov) will be provided with all the necessary assistance"

itartass_en Wednesday, November 1, 2017 9:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "We need to be now extremely attentive and in strict compliance with the schedule, which we came up with previously,"

itartass_en Tuesday, October 31, 2017 11:10:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó declarou : "Há alguns atrasos em certas obras, mas a situação geral está sob controle e não estamos muito preocupados com isso"

jcrs Tuesday, October 31, 2017 5:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "In view of such an opportunity (of hosting the opening match), why not taking the chance?" "We have submitted a bid offering Saint Petersburg as the venue for the opening match"

itartass_en Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We need to prepare everything in detail, since it is a great responsibility and some work should be done," "I believe that such city as Saint Petersburg deserves to be the venue of this tournament. In my opinion, this city currently has one of the best stadiums in Europe"

itartass_en Thursday, October 26, 2017 2:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "UEFA (the Union of European Football Associations) has started receiving bids for Euro 2020, the selection process has begun. Since we have such an opportunity [to host the opening match], then why not do it? We have placed a bid, offering St. Petersburg as the host city,"

itartass_en Thursday, October 26, 2017 12:06:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : “Les mesures seront renforcées en prenant en considération la situation dans le monde”

mali-web Wednesday, October 25, 2017 9:37:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó déclaré : “Les mesures seront renforcées en prenant en considération la situation dans le monde”

maliweb Wednesday, October 25, 2017 2:26:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Maria Sharapova ) : "It was very pleasant that Sharapova arrived in Moscow making her fans happy,"

itartass_en Tuesday, October 17, 2017 8:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "There were breakthroughs and certain downfalls (at the championship), but the result is acceptable," "The boys and girls are perspective so I think that it was a decent tournament for us"

itartass_en Monday, October 9, 2017 4:47:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Mark Karples ) : "These two national teams are the attire to any tournament and the World Cup would have been pale without them," "We will do everything to make them feel comfortable in Russia and the German national team already experienced the Russian hospitality when it played here at the (2017 FIFA) Confederations Cup"

itartass_en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Manchester ) : "They should listen to those who have already been to Russia, for instance at the (UEFA) Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea (in 2008)"

itartass_en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "One should take a cue from people instead of believing in propaganda and ongoing attempts to discredit Russia," "Millions of people come to Russia as tourists annually and one should first of all listen to them. The popularity of our country grows with each year, because it is safe and comfortable here and there are a lot of places to see"

itartass_en Friday, October 6, 2017 10:55:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "We are all sober-minded and most probably it was an unintentional act," "Racism in Russia? We live here and see nothing of the kind"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "What if we speak a fan? He is advised against setting off a flare, but he fires it up nevertheless and is absolutely confident that he right saying that it is one of the elements to express support for his favorite team. This is a very complicated issue,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 4, 2017 3:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "We are rearranging the system but it should be rearranged so that WADA could also share responsibility,"

chosun Friday, September 15, 2017 3:13:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Before that it (WADA) should have taken responsibility for this man, given that it licensed him and granted him the right to work," "It controlled him and now suddenly the government is responsible"

channelnewsasia Wednesday, September 13, 2017 1:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said ( about Mark Karples ) : "The Russian Paralympic Committee has implemented almost all of the previously set criteria and cannot influence the rest," "One of the positive moments is that our Para-athletes, except one competition, have an opportunity now to qualify for the Paralympic Games in PyeongChang. They will be doing it flying a neutral flag, but this is still an opportunity to win the licenses"

itartass_en Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added ( about Mark Karples ) : "The decision made by the International Paralympic Committee is on the whole an evaluation of the work done by the Russian Paralympic Committee and we have to keep up the work in this direction,"

itartass_en Wednesday, September 6, 2017 9:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Almost all the issues concerning the road map have been resolved, it is being implemented," "There is going to be an audit in September, and another one ahead of the WADA Foundation Board’s meeting. If the membership is not restored, then it will be a waste of money,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "There were as many as 700 candidates, WADA picked six out of them. The RUSADA Supervisory Board, set up in accordance with WADA’s recommendations, chose one of those six people. As soon as the newly appointed director general settles into his new job, we will hold a meeting with him,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "There is a way to respond to them - by doing your work calmly and effectively. Of course, some kind of propaganda will go on but the wave of negative information has started to wan after everybody saw the excellent organization of the FIFA Confederations Cup,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "an information campaign against Russia is underway" "Some media say that whatever we do is wrong. But it is not us who is in charge of the anti-doping control process at the World Cup and the European Championship. During the Confederations Cup, our team members underwent dozens of anti-doping tests,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó added : "For instance, we have agreements with Spain and Italy but they are in the same qualifying group, so we have to wait who will be in the first place and who will come in second. One of the teams will enter the World Cup directly, while the other will have to go through playoff matches,"

itartass_en Saturday, September 2, 2017 7:23:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "On the whole, our athletes compete hard in all disciplines and we keep congratulating them with each won medal every day," "I am sure that it will stay the same way, since under such complicated competitions, as the Universiade may be, our athletes kept fighting for the pedestal and will continue doing it today"

itartass_en Wednesday, August 23, 2017 10:09:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "We have drawn conclusions regarding everything that was discussed at the IAAF Congress,"

itartass_en Thursday, August 17, 2017 7:16:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó stated : "The game will be undoubtedly held in Russia, but Moscow is not the venue,"

itartass_en Thursday, August 17, 2017 3:02:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó told : "There was no state program and there cannot be one. This didn't happen in Russia,"

globalsecurity Saturday, August 5, 2017 5:21:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "We are in contact with FIFA each week, holding telephone conferences and discuss all issues that arise," "There are no issues whatsoever with FIFA regarding the use of labor force at the construction sites. I am telling you this as the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee"

itartass_en Thursday, August 3, 2017 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "Andrei Kirilenko said the right words about the victory of the women’s team calling it a fantastic success," "It is worth a lot to hear such words from Andrei (Kirilenko). It is also marvelous that our Maria Vadeeva was named the most valuable player of the championship"

itartass_en Monday, July 31, 2017 7:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó stwierdził : "Oczywiście chcielibyśmy mieć nadzieję na pozytywną decyzję IAAF, ale wszyscy będę czekać (na MKOl)"

pap Monday, July 31, 2017 5:20:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "This year have had three cases (of doping abuse) compared to 11 last year," "We are not covering anyone. The law has not been enforced as of yet, but it is possible at any time"

itartass_en Friday, July 28, 2017 12:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó said : "The (IAAF) Congress convenes in London on the eve of the championship and our (ARAF) federation and its president were invited to attend," "He will be given the floor to speak for the first time and the Congress will decide whether to keep the suspension or to extend it further"

itartass_en Friday, July 28, 2017 12:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó stated : "Of course we would like to hope for the positive decision (of IAAF Congress)," "But I believe we can already guess the outcome - while there is no decision from the IOC (International Olympic Committee), everyone will keep waiting for it"

itartass_en Friday, July 28, 2017 12:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "La Russie a donné des garanties en matière de sécurité qui ont été confirmées et elle remplira ses obligations"

LePoint Saturday, February 18, 2017 2:08:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko afirmou : "Somos pessoas adultas e sabemos bem que cada grande país, seja ele a Inglaterra ou a Rússia, tem seus próprio problemas em várias esferas do dia a dia"

diariodonordeste Friday, February 17, 2017 9:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko disse : "O movimento dos hooligans do futebol hoje é um movimento jovem e uma subcultura frequentemente vulnerável à influência extremista"

diariodonordeste Friday, February 17, 2017 9:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "La Russie a donné des garanties en matière de sécurité qui ont été confirmées et elle remplira ses obligations"

afp-fr Friday, February 17, 2017 7:19:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko aseguró : “que muchos entrenadores rusos no sabían cómo trabajar sin dopaje”

diariolibre-en Friday, February 17, 2017 7:14:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "We need to look absolutely soberly at all this -- an information campaign aimed to discredit,"

afp-en Friday, February 17, 2017 6:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We all remember well the preparations for hosting the (2014) Olympic Games in Sochi and remember that the common objective was to discredit Russia,"

itartass_en Friday, February 17, 2017 3:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "La Russie a donné des garanties en matière de sécurité qui ont été confirmées et elle remplira ses obligations"

afp-fr Friday, February 17, 2017 2:10:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We will achieve nothing until we call to account the people encouraging athletes (to dope),"

afp-en Friday, February 17, 2017 2:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "We need to look absolutely soberly at all this -- an information campaign aimed to discredit,"

afp-en Friday, February 17, 2017 1:47:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "Speaking about the income from the tournament, I should say that it is up to FIFA to make the calculations as it is the holder of all rights,"

itartass_en Tuesday, February 14, 2017 8:38:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "This year, the (Russian) Sports Ministry intends to provide conditions for the collection of 6,000 doping samples in order to tighten control over abuse of performance enhancing drugs,"

itartass_en Friday, February 10, 2017 9:57:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about Florian Thauvin ) : "Samoura is also paying a visit to discuss issues regarding the commercial rights, including the television broadcasting rights," "We are ready to cooperate but the final say is with FIFA"

itartass_en Thursday, February 9, 2017 11:48:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "What we need now is to prove our power on the track and not spare attention to things like that,"

itartass_en Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The Russian biathletes had a good race and we all saw the powerful potential of our boys," "Of course I am not mentioning the behavior of some stars, who behaved in such manner on the finish line"

itartass_en Thursday, February 9, 2017 9:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We have no rivals in the world in terms of youth sports," "However, we need to be moving further"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5:30:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "I hope that our ice hockey players will successfully cap the result (of the national team) today,"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5:30:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping and it's high time for them to retire,"

sltrib Wednesday, February 8, 2017 5:00:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping and it's high time for them to retire,"

abc-au Wednesday, February 8, 2017 12:52:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko says : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 10:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “don’t understand how to work without doping,”

expressindia Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:20:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : “There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don’t understand how to work without doping and it’s high time for them to retire,”

expressindia Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:20:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : “There were many abuses and breaches. Athletes broke the rules and many coaches don’t understand how to work without doping and it’s high time for them to retire,”

denverpost Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:07:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko says : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 5:13:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 4:39:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko ajouté : "une tendance générale dans l'attitude à l'égard de la Russie. Et l'IAAF ne veut pas être pionnière en matière de levée des restrictions"

afp-fr Tuesday, February 7, 2017 3:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "don't understand how to work without doping"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 2:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "had a lot of violations. Athletes broke rules and many coaches don't understand how to work without doping,"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1:03:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Over the past year we have done a massive amount of work,"

afp-en Tuesday, February 7, 2017 1:03:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko déclaré : "Il y a une tendance générale dans l'attitude à l'égard de la Russie. Et l'IAAF ne veut pas être pionnière en matière de levée des restrictions"

afp-fr Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:58:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "On the whole, we are at the very good level of preparations for the tournament,"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 1, 2017 7:46:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The Council of Europe worked out a special convention and will have lists of hooligans, who will be barred from going to matches in Russia and other countries," "Such blacklists already exist and our law enforcement bodies work on them"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 1, 2017 5:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "We hope that the Confederations Cup will attract about 700,000 fans, while 3.5 million will come to see the matches of the (2018 FIFA) World Cup,"

itartass_en Wednesday, February 1, 2017 4:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "These are tough criteria. It will take time to meet them and the RPC applied for permission to take part in qualification competitions in order not to skip the season. The second request was about one of the criteria. The RPC has received a refusal, so, it is necessary to focus on the implementation of the criteria. I think the RPC will do exactly this,"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 31, 2017 8:44:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "500 days is plenty of time, but on the other hand, we are already counting these days,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A lot more needs to be done: stadiums and football fields, bases for hosting the teams and transport logistics,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We offer many new hospitality-related products - visa-free entry, free travel between cities and in cities, there will be many possibilities that the other championships did not have. Time is coming when there is the need to attract more fans and citizens of regions," "An unprecedented volunteer program will be launched: there are more than 180,000 applications for 20,000 jobs. In general, everyone is working as a team, there is good understanding between regional and federal authorities and the public. I’m sure that we will cope with this task and hold the championship at the highest level as Russia can do it well,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Third, we want to show Russia: we don’t have only Moscow and St. Petersburg. For example, until 1991 Nizhny Novgorod was closed (for visits of foreigners - TASS). We want to show the country’s possibilities: we are a hospitable and safe country with the richest culture and traditions. For us, this project is very and very important,"

itartass_en Monday, January 30, 2017 9:43:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko afirmou : “O sorteio da Copa do Mundo foi marcado para 1 de dezembro e nós oferecemos o Kremlin como sede para este evento”

jconline Tuesday, January 24, 2017 2:16:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko declarou : "A cerimônia do sorteio da Copa do Mundo vai acontecer dia 1 de dezembro. Eu sugeri o Palácio de Congressos de Kremlin e tudo isso foi conveniente para a Fifa"

ne10 Monday, January 23, 2017 9:52:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko acrescentou : "Sugerimos o Palácio dos Congressos do Kremlin, e o espaço serviu à FIFA. Estamos a preparar-nos para receber a cerimónia"

sabado Monday, January 23, 2017 9:25:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The Final Draw for the [2018] World Cup has been scheduled for December 1 and we have offered the Kremlin as the venue for this event,"

itartass_en Monday, January 23, 2017 2:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "If you have sex five days before taking a doping test, they can find male DNA in you," "If a female athlete undergoes a drug test within five days after the act, then the test will show that she has male hormones - and yet it evokes suspicions of her using different drugs"

bbc Friday, January 20, 2017 6:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Immediately after the campaign got underway, we saw how much interest there was in the Volunteer Program for the Confederations Cup and World Cup"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 17, 2017 8:07:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko explained : "We have scaled back our activities aimed at restoring the IAAF membership. The reason is that, on the one hand, the international association does not seem eager to restore our membership. If it was, all this could have been done much faster. Until now, everything has been based on formal principles: they publish some criteria, ask questions and say we should come tomorrow. The next meeting will be held on January 23, after that a three-month pause is expected, so the process is rather slow,"

itartass_en Friday, January 13, 2017 4:19:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko stated : "We are ready to suggest that sports organizations place stricter control over all Russian teams for two years or even three years, if they wish," "You will see that Russian athletes’ victories have nothing to do with doping. Only 15-17 of our athletes have received the necessary permission to take prescription medicine, while the others don’t have any health issues at all"

itartass_en Friday, January 13, 2017 4:19:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about Richard McLaren ) : "McLaren’s report was blown out of proportion, they dealt a blow to our image. However, half of the people even didn’t read it with a pencil in hand, so to say. But then this document was submitted to the IOC, international federations, that is, the organizations that make political decisions," "They began to exert political pressure on them using this report. Meanwhile, we should proceed calmly along the legal track"

itartass_en Friday, January 13, 2017 3:24:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Don't pay attention to these statements,"

GulfDailyNews Wednesday, January 11, 2017 9:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Don't pay attention to these statements,"

iran-daily Wednesday, January 11, 2017 5:27:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Don't pay attention to these statements,"

afp-en Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:33:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “The people who should be analyzing urine have started pressuring the people who take political decisions,”

therepublic Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The people who should be analyzing urine have started pressuring the people who take political decisions,"

siouxcityjournal Wednesday, January 11, 2017 3:01:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The people who should be analyzing urine have started pressuring the people who take political decisions,"

startribune Wednesday, January 11, 2017 1:56:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko disse : “Uma das questões hoje foi a preparação para a Copa do Mundo e a Copa das Confederações na Rússia… Em geral, a preparação recebeu uma avaliação muito boa do Comitê Executivo”

diarioinduscom Wednesday, January 11, 2017 12:30:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Several amendments were introduced to the regulations regarding the status and transfers of players,"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 10, 2017 7:06:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "A report was prepared on the World Cup and I reported in detail with a presentation. A report was made on all operational matters that include the Confederations Cup Draw, the presentation of the World Cup mascot, the launch of the volunteer’s program and a report on infrastructure. Bases, stadiums, hotels and airports were considered in detail. No questions arose. I believe this is the first championship, which is being prepared for the FIFA in a calm manner and there are no acute problems,"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 10, 2017 6:27:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "All (football) confederations supported the variant of 48 teams," "The same stance has been outlined by the UEFA and we supported the decision of our confederation"

itartass_en Tuesday, January 10, 2017 5:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "It is so unsportsmanlike. We are paying big money for their work. They have been working with us for a year already. He should have supported us instead,"

itartass_en Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Well, if we rely on the legal framework, on objectivity, other federations are bound to take similar decisions. We are confident in our team. We have been working under the supervision of the UK anti-doping agency for a year already, so, I think the decision of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation is objective,"

itartass_en Sunday, January 8, 2017 10:50:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “It goes against common sense and the Olympic charter. Athletes should be punished for such calls to boycott,”

taipeitimes Friday, December 23, 2016 9:04:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I’m confident our federation will show the majority of athletes (who misused doping - TASS) have already been punished and the majority of athletes (in general - TASS) is innocent," "I don’t see any problems in this case and I hope the entire sports community will be acting along these lines"

itartass_en Friday, December 23, 2016 10:17:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I’m confident our federation will show the majority of athletes (who misused doping - TASS) have already been punished and the majority of athletes (in general - TASS)," "I don’t see any problems in this case and I hope the entire sports community will be acting along these lines."

itartass_en Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "As for the boycott, it means pressure and represents sheering politicking," "These calls for boycotts should entail punishments for athletes"

itartass_en Thursday, December 22, 2016 11:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "As for the boycott, this is pressure and absolute politics. This contradicts common sense and the IOC charter. The athletes should be punished for such calls,"

itartass_en Thursday, December 22, 2016 10:05:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "We are currently in work with the Turkish Football Federation as well as with the (Russian) Consulate General’s Office and we will send them all of our training camps schedules,"

itartass_en Tuesday, December 20, 2016 4:45:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added ( about Rotor Volgograd ) : "I do see that the city of Volgograd is implementing its obligations in full volume ahead of the 2018 World Cup and does its work with complete responsibility,"

itartass_en Friday, December 16, 2016 11:51:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The international federation is under enormous pressure, which differs in its forms," "Some speak about boycotts, but boycotts have no perspectives nowadays"

itartass_en Friday, December 16, 2016 8:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about British ) : "Everyone forgot already that for almost a year Russia had been under control of the British anti-doping agency (UKAD), and somehow we saw no outbreaks of doping-abuse cases," "Did we try to cover-up our athletes? Same Russian athletes, who performed at the Sochi Olympics, continue competing in all present-day tournaments"

itartass_en Friday, December 16, 2016 8:29:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said ( about Richard McLaren ) : "Somebody may be pursuing such aim, but the World Cup has nothing to do with the McLaren report," "We are developing our infrastructure and building modern stadiums, hotels"

itartass_en Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko added : "On the whole, the World Cup will boost the development of 11 cities and will leave its heritage and we have no worries in this regard,"

itartass_en Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The year of 2016 was not easy and the reputation of the Russian sport suffered a significant blow," "I am sure that we all together can overcome this challenge and return to the sports family"

itartass_en Wednesday, December 14, 2016 4:31:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko dijo : “El COI ha decido volver a analizar todas las muestras. Que lo hagan”

diariolibre-en Sunday, December 11, 2016 5:53:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "If there are facts, they will be investigated. But there should be real substantiation for allegations of conspiracy or a state doping programme,"

afp-en Friday, December 9, 2016 11:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We now need to calmly move taking the issue to a court and this is what we will do," "It will be up to the International Olympic Committee to do the verifying job"

itartass_en Friday, December 9, 2016 10:02:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

ladepeche Friday, December 9, 2016 8:11:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

LePoint Friday, December 9, 2016 4:53:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

courrier-picard Friday, December 9, 2016 2:57:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

lanouvellerepublique Thursday, December 8, 2016 6:35:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko prédit : "une violente attaque contre le sport russe"

afp-fr Thursday, December 8, 2016 2:25:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "Forming a new squad is a long process and the coach needs time to come up with a competitive line-up,"

afp-en Wednesday, November 23, 2016 6:36:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The issue is that the field rolls into the stadium on an unstable base and needs to be strengthened,"

azcentral Thursday, November 3, 2016 4:46:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I want to add that this organization (ARSA) discredited itself [at Euro 2016]," "Almost all of its leadership have had problems with the law enforcement agencies. I think that the ARSA got Russian football into serious trouble,"

refworld Tuesday, November 1, 2016 6:32:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “Our mascot is tasked with inspiring supporters, getting the wider population involved in football and inviting them to the stadiums in order to experience memorable and positive emotions,” “Millions of Russian football fans took part in the vote and this means Zabivaka will do a worthy job representing our country around the world”

mercopress Tuesday, October 25, 2016 5:53:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,"

GulfDailyNews Sunday, October 23, 2016 12:41:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko disse : "Tenho certeza de Zabivaka será um enorme sucesso entre os torcedores na Copa das Confederações e na Copa do Mundo da Rússia em 2018"

extra Saturday, October 22, 2016 6:54:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : “I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,”

cyprus-mail Saturday, October 22, 2016 5:22:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,"

timesofmalta Saturday, October 22, 2016 3:59:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "I am sure Zabivaka will be a massive hit among fans at the Confederations Cup and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia,"

channelnewsasia Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:14:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "The mascot is very important from the point of view of promoting the country and the championship,"

itartass_en Saturday, October 22, 2016 7:18:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The World Cup will involve almost half of the country. Eleven cities will host matches, and twenty cities in total be involved. A lot of infrastructure is being built. Such a project cannot be prepared without any problems, but everything is resolvable. We will hold the championship at the highest level,"

itartass_en Saturday, October 22, 2016 2:52:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We have reached an agreement with Moscow’s City Hall about the training camp in Luzhniki,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko told : "We have reached an agreement on one match and it will take place in November 2017,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "However, we also spoke about playing another (friendly) match here in Russia," "It is most likely that it could be played on the eve of the (2018 FIFA) World Cup"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 19, 2016 4:34:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We will be playing two matches between March 20 and 28, then we are having two more games between June 5 and 13 and then we will be playing at the (2017) Confederations Cup," "We will then hold two games between August 28 and September 5, two more matches on October 2-10, and two more between November 6 and 14"

itartass_en Friday, October 14, 2016 8:58:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "The role of the government in the management of sports must not weaken at all costs, because it is impossible to do anything without the state support,"

itartass_en Wednesday, October 12, 2016 5:40:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We need to understand the criteria necessary for the resumption of our work,"

itartass_en Monday, October 10, 2016 9:15:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "We need to see precise and understandable criteria," "We have nothing against transforming great deal of our responsibilities to WADA, but it also means that WADA needs taking greater responsibility as well"

itartass_en Monday, October 10, 2016 9:15:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko said : "Perhaps, we (Russia) took the blow and gave a cause for a reflection," "We all need a transparent (global) system, which will be equal for everyone"

itartass_en Monday, October 10, 2016 9:15:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó dijo : “Espero que hoy o mañana se completen todos los formalismos y el equipo pase del actual estado de nerviosismo a un estado de trabajo”

diariolibre-en Monday, August 1, 2016 7:49:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutko siger : - Efter min mening er dette en subjektiv og politisk beslutning, som der ikke er noget retsgrundlag for,

DRNyheder-en Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:37:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutko siger : - Efter min mening er dette en subjektiv og politisk beslutning, som der ikke er noget retsgrundlag for,

DRNyheder-en Thursday, July 21, 2016 4:50:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Nezávislá komise (Světové antidopingové agentury) WADA ještě pracuje, ale dnes už jsem četl desítky prohlášení a komentářů. Četl jsem dva rozhovory s viceprezidentem MOV Poundem a část dokumentu pana (pracovníka WADA) McLarena. Může nastat ještě horší období, potrestáni mohou být všichni ruští reprezentanti,"

ceskenoviny-en Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:38:00 AM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Je to extrémní zklamání, uděláme všechno, co bude možné. Rozhodně se odvoláme ke členům MOV,"

ceskenoviny-en Friday, June 17, 2016 7:58:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Dostaneme pokutu od UEFA, tak jsem byl informován. Chovali jsme se nepřijatelně. Sami vyšetřujeme, co se stalo,"

ceskenoviny-en Sunday, June 12, 2016 3:00:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó uvedl : "V takových zápasech je třeba oba tábory od sebe oddělit. Také se tam objevila pyrotechnika, což je špatně. Nebyla tam žádná síť pořadatelů, která by tomu zamezila,"

ceskenoviny-en Sunday, June 12, 2016 3:00:00 PM EAT

Vitali Mutkó řekl : "Dostaneme pokutu od UEFA, tak jsem byl informován. Chovali jsme se nepřijatelně. Sami vyšetřujeme, co se stalo,"

ceskenoviny-en Sunday, June 12, 2016 11:43:00 AM EAT