However, the area is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine.UEFA has asked Ukraine on Thursday to modify their Euro 2020 jerseys to remove a 'political' message that triggered the Russian protests. Moscow annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has since then made attempts to integrate the peninsula into Russia permanently. Ukraine is not currently scheduled to play in Russia or against the Russian national team in the tournament, The Guardian reported.

embassy in Kyiv expressed its support for the new unforms on Monday, posting on Twitter, 'Love the new look. Ukrainian Association of Football President Andrii Pavelko said over the weekend on Facebook, where he posted pictures of the nationa team's uniform, that 'Ukraine’s silhouette will give strength to the players because they will fight for all of Ukraine.' One of the hosts is Russia's Saint Petersburg, where a number of matches, including a quarterfinal contest, are scheduled to take place. The tournament, which was postponed last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will take place from June 11 to July 11 in 11 different host cities. In addition, Russian Parliament members have called the uniforms 'totally inappropriate' and a 'political provocation,' the BBC reported, with MP Dmitry Svishchev urging UEFA, the European football governing body, to take action.īut UEFA said in a statement to the BBC that 'The shirt of the Ukrainian national team (and of all other teams) for UEFA Euro 2020 has been approved by UEFA, in accordance with the applicable equipment regulations.' She added that the slogan is 'a copy of the famous German National Socialist greetings.' Russia’s Foreign Affairs Department Press Director Maria Zakharova slammed Ukraine’s national team jersey, saying that 'The Ukrainian football team, in its uniform, annexed the territory of Ukraine to the Russian Crimea.'

On the back of the shirt is the slogan 'Glory to Ukraine!' which was popular during the demonstrations that ousted the country’s pro-Moscow president Viktor Yanukovych in 2014. The shirt for the national team shows a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea, which was annexed by Russia in 2014, as well as Donetsk and Lugansk, regions which are both controlled by pro-Russian separatists.

Russia has harshly criticized Ukraine for its national team’s new uniforms after they were unveiled over the weekend for the European Football Championship that begin this week, Politico reported on Monday.

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