Ukraine’s football kit with map featuring Crimea causes outrage in Russia
by Andrew Roth in Moscow and agencies from on (#5JR40)
National team shirt features map of Ukraine that includes Russian-annexed Crimea
Russian officials have reacted angrily after the head of Ukraine's football association unveiled a new national team shirt emblazoned with a map of Ukraine that includes Crimea.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014 and has sought to integrate the peninsula into Russia permanently, but it is internationally recognised as part of Ukraine.
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