http://expert.ru/2018/06/21/chto-budet-na-vstreche-putina-i-trampa/
https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/3662901
https://www.inopressa.ru/article/21Jun2018/nytimes/torture.html
http://www.ng.ru/editorial/2018-06-21/2_7249_red.html
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5B2B949611F05
http://www.kasparov.ru/material.php?id=5B2BBBD47F5BD
Aside from being a sporting event of global significance, this is a major P.R. victory for President Putin and his entourage.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/20/opinion/world-cup-russia-torture-putin.html
The World Cup is the perfect stage for Russia to show it respects human rights.
https://focus.ua/opinions/400258/