Relations between Moscow and Kyiv deteriorated sharply after the annexation of Crimea and the start of a Russian-backed separatist rebellion in eastern Ukraine in 2014. "I can tell those who are fussing because they can’t stand our internationally recognized borders or our official state greeting: We will not allow our national symbols to be insulted!" "I really like our team's new uniform," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba wrote on Twitter. Glory to Ukraine! #CrimeaisUkraine," it wrote on Twitter. Embassy in Kyiv said it liked the new kit. Russian foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on social media that the slogans on the shirts were nationalistic and that the slogan "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the heroes!" echoed a German Nazi rallying cry. He said showing a map of Ukraine "which includes a Russian territory is illegal." Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Ukraine's choice of uniform was the prerogative of the tournament organisers.ĪLSO READ| Euro 2020: Format, Teams, Groups, Schedule, Live Streaming - All you need to knowĪsked whether the Ukrainian kit could fuel trouble if Ukraine and Russia play each other in the tournament's knock-out stage, Peskov said: "Sport is sport, and we need to be above the incitement of hatred between Russians and Ukrainians."ĭmitry Svishchev, a Russian parliamentarian, was quoted by news agency RIA as saying the design was "a political provocation". Inside the shirt is a slogan that declares "Glory to the heroes!"īoth phrases are used in Ukraine as an official military greeting. A slogan at the top of the back reads "Glory to Ukraine!".
The front of the yellow jersey shows the borders of Ukraine in white. Ukraine's new kit was unveiled on Sunday, days before the Euro 2020 kicks off, on the Facebook page of the head of the Football Association of Ukraine, Andriy Pavelko. Moscow considers the peninsula part of Russia but it is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.ĪLSO READ| Euro 2020 Full Squads: Complete list of players from all 24 teams
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Ukraine's new Euro 2020 jersey has sparked a controvery.(Twitter) The Ukrainian football association has caused outrage in Russia by unveiling a new national team shirt emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea, in a move Russian officials called a provocation.
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