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    World Cup fever, gay rights abuses and war crimes – it’s an ugly mix

    I’m in Russia – but I’m not here for the football. Fifa has allowed the sport to legitimise Putin’s abnormal regime – and I’m here to protest
    by Peter Tatchell Jun 13, 2018 2 minutes
    ‘There can be no normal sporting relations with an abnormal regime like that of Vladimir Putin.’ Fifa President Gianni Infantino and Putin in Moscow during the 2017 World Cup trophy tour. Photograph: Oleg Nikishin - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images

    I’m in Moscow trying to lie low and evade the Russian security service, the FSB. I’m exhausted from the stress. It’s my sixth time in the country; each time, I’ve visited in order to support LGBT+ campaigners who were attempting to hold a Pride parade and festival. On

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