In September 2013, during a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Vitaly Mutko, Sepp Blatter confirmed receipt of the letter and stated that he was ready to support Football for Friendship.
V septembri 2013 počas stretnutia s Vladimírom Putinom a Vitalijom Mutkom potvrdil Sepp Blatter prijatie tohto listu a vyhlásil, že je pripravený podporiť Futbal pre priateľstvo.