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Earlier, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba defended the US's position, saying it is within international law, but adds there are "moral ramifications for human rights defenders, and I totally get them".

One Southampton player in buoyant mood will be defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, who scored on his England debut against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday.

The preseason game in 2021 when two Washington defenders sandwiched him on a tackle and bent his knee and tore two ligaments.

US defender Chastain vividly remembers the conditions - "the water dripping from the ceiling, the mildew - you can smell it".

But the front line creeps ever closer, with Russia also threatening to encircle defenders from the north and west.