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Liverpool and Chelsea players stand in solidarity with Ukraine moments before their Carabao Cup final kicks off at Wembley - hours after Blues owner Roman Abramovich relinquished control of the club

Chelsea and Liverpool players joined the growing support from the football community for Ukraine following Russia's invasion of the country last week.

Fighting continues around Ukrainian cities with Russia unable to take control of the capital city Kyiv.

Kyiv and Moscow will hold peace talks at the border with Belarus, Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Sunday - as Vladimir Putin ordered the forces operating Russia's nuclear deterrent to be on alert amid simmering tensions with the West.

On Saturday, players from Manchester United and Watford held a banner of the peace symbol with the word written in numerous languages including Russian and Ukrainian.