Boris vs the Russians

BORIS JOHNSON is right. Vladimir Putin loves to bask in the misguided adoration of his people and is sure to use the World Cup for his own political purposes.

If European countries could unite in a decision to boycott or reschedule the competition, he’d suffer huge embarrassment.

ALAN SHARPE, Melton Mowbray, Leics.

IF THE England soccer team is nobbled by the Russians at the World Cup, how would we know?

VICTOR LEWIS, Newport, Isle of Wight.