Some Russian officials, including Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, critcized the jersey. on Wednesday after its embassy in Kyiv expressed support for the jersey on Twitter, saying they "love the new look" and using hashtag #CrimeaisUkraine. Ukrainian Presidential Press / AFP - Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky making a selfie wearing a jersey of Ukraine's national football team on Wednesday. There was no immediate reaction from either Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, who shared a photo of himself wearing the new jersey on his Instagram page on Wednesday, or Andriy Pavelko, the president of Ukraine's Football Association, who unveiled the new shirts earlier this week. “Following further analysis, this specific combination of the two slogans is deemed to be clearly political in nature, having historic and militaristic significance,” its statement said, adding that "Glory to the heroes!" should be removed from the shirt.
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