![]() ![]() That also includes two slogans woven into the shirts – ‘glory to Ukraine’ and ‘glory to heroes’ – which have been associated with WWII Nazi sympathizers. The Russian Football Union has written to governing body UEFA to ask for clarification over why the kit was approved even though it contains elements deemed politically provocative. Also on rt.com Ukraine’s Euro 2020 soccer shirt to carry slogan of Holocaust perpetrators, weeks after arena named for WWII Nazi massacre leader The front of the shirts features an outline of a map of Ukraine which includes Crimea, even though the peninsula is part of Russia after citizens overwhelmingly voted to rejoin the country amid the civil disorder in Kiev in 2014. The Ukraine football team outraged some figures in Russia when they unveiled their new set of kits for the upcoming Euro 2020 tournament over the weekend. Russian State Duma deputy Dmitry Svishchev called on UEFA to ban Ukraine's Euro 2020 kit, because, in his opinion, it is "an expression of a certain political position" that differs from Moscow's position.Īt the same time, European football's governing body said the Ukrainian shirt "has been approved by UEFA, in accordance with the applicable equipment regulations.Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested he was not overly bothered by Ukraine’s new Euro 2020 kit, which features a design incorporating Crimea despite the peninsula rejoining Russia in a landslide referendum in 2014. ![]() The new kit sparked criticism at the Russian Foreign Ministry. The shirts are also emblazoned with popular chants "Glory to Ukraine!" and "Glory to the Heroes!" Representatives of the Ukrainian Association of Football said on June 6 that Ukraine would play at Euro 2020 in a new kit that features the outlines of Ukraine, including Russian-occupied Crimea and the territory in the east of the country controlled by Russian-backed forces. It features several important symbols that unite Ukrainians from Luhansk to Uzhgorod, from Chernihiv to Sevastopol. "The new kit of Ukraine's national football team is definitely special. The head of state wrote this on Instagram. Ольга Проскурова Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Ukraine's Euro 2020 football kit is "definitely special." ![]()
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