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Now playing Next Ukraine UEFA tells Ukraine to remove 'political slogan' from EURO 2020 shirt UEFA has told Ukraine that it must remove the slogan 'Glory to Our Heroes' from its EURO 2020 football shirt after a complaint from the Russian Football Union. 10/06/2021
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Now playing Next Ukraine ECHR 'partly' allows Ukraine's rights violation suit against Russia The case concerns Ukraine’s allegations of a pattern of violations of the European Convention on Human Rights by the Russian Federation in Crimea. 14/01/2021
Now playing Next Ukraine Kyiv claims two breaches after ceasefire begins in eastern Ukraine The conflict between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists claimed more than 14,000 lives since 2014. 27/07/2020
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Now playing Next Crimea Ukraine opens probe into Russian train on new bridge to Crimea Ukrainian officials say the first Russian train to arrive at Sevastapol illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border. 25/12/2019
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