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Jurgen Klopp labels Russia's invasion of Ukraine 'the war of one really bad man' as he condemns Vladimir Putin in the aftermath of Liverpool's Carabao Cup win over Chelsea at Wembley

Liverpool manager has joined the many voices from within football in condemning Russia president Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine which began last week.

Russian and Ukrainian forces have been clashing outside many of Ukraine's major cities.

On Sunday, Putin put his nuclear deterrent forces on 'alert' and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko issued a chilling threat on Sunday that the West's sanctions on Russia are pushing the Kremlin into a Third World War.

The United States condemned Putin's order to put his nuclear forces on high alert as dangerous and 'unacceptable.