UK: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

Clegg: Russia Should Be Stripped Of World Cup.

The Deputy Prime Minister says it is "unthinkable" the 2018 tournament can go ahead in the country after the MH17 crash.

Russia should be stripped of the 2018 World Cup in the wake of the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine, says Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

He said it was "unthinkable" at present that the tournament could go ahead in the country blamed by the West for supplying arms to pro-Russian separatists suspected of shooting down the jet.

Football's world governing body Fifa this week ruled out calls from some German politicians for Russia to be boycotted, insisting the tournament could be "a force for good".

UK: Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

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