Markevich on the UEFA logo: Russia for some reason believes that Crimea is its territory – Gazeta.Ru
07 October 2021, 06:07
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Former head of the Ukrainian national teams committee, Myron Markevich, reacted to the inclusion of the peninsula in the country during the presentation of the European Championship – 2024 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).
“These are the right decisions and actions of UEFA. For some reason, Russia believes that Crimea is its territory, but the international community adheres to a different point of view.
UEFA, which is encouraging, continues to act in accordance with international law. It is consistent, since a couple of years ago there were already attempts by Russia to include the Crimean teams in its championship. But also UEFA has vetoed this severely. And he did the right thing, because Crimea is a Ukrainian territory. Now UEFA has once again shown its position, which is consistent with both its Charter and the UN Charter “, – quotes the words of the specialist Meta-ratings.com.ua…
Earlier it was reported that during the presentation of the UEFA logo for the 2024 championship, a map appeared on which Crimea was depicted as the territory of Ukraine…
Euro 2024 will be held from June 14 to July 14.