Putin was expected to join other political heavyweights like former U.S. president Bill Clinton and British prime minister David Cameron in last-minute lobbying of FIFA executive members . Vladimir Putin will not be going to Zurich to back Russia 's 2018 World Cup bid . Putin tells Russian television that FIFA executive members are under unfair pressure . Comment: British PM David Cameron and former U.S. president Bill Clinton are in Swiss city .
Vladimir Putin will not be going to Zurich to back Russia 's 2018 World Cup bid . Putin tells Russian television that FIFA executive members are under unfair pressure . Comment: British PM David Cameron and former U.S. president Bill Clinton are in Swiss city .