![]() ![]() The majority of the international community regards the annexation as illegal and still recognizes Crimea as Ukrainian territory. The Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) revealed the national squad's new uniforms on Sunday, with jerseys that highlight Ukraine's continuing claim to Crimea, the peninsula annexed by force by Russia in 2014. The jersey features an outline of Ukraine's border, and also sports the nationalist slogan, "Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes!" And you can bet there won't be any in the near future. Yet that deference did not prevent Russia from seizing and illegally annexing Crimea, did not prevent Russia from instigating a nasty conflict in Donbas, and did not prevent Russia from launching an all-out invasion that turned the Russia-Ukraine fight into Europe’s largest and bloodiest war since World War II.There were no friendlies scheduled between Ukraine and Russia prior to the upcoming, coronavirus-delayed Euro 2020 European football championship. ![]() Many who opposed a MAP for Ukraine 15 years ago did so in deference to Russia’s concern about Ukraine joining NATO. ![]() It came about as a last-minute sop to then-President George Bush, who failed in his effort to secure NATO consensus to give Kyiv a membership action plan (MAP). The 2008 NATO Bucharest summit declaration that Ukraine would be a member was not convincing. Zelensky did not get a date for membership, but Vilnius reflected a mood shift underway across the Alliance. ![]() These G7 commitments cannot be the end point for Ukraine’s security quest-if a future Kremlin forgets the lessons of the past 16 months, it might be tempted to try again-but they can provide a way station on the path to the best guarantee of Ukraine’s security: membership in NATO. Biden underscored that in his speech at the University of Vilnius. Moreover, G7 leaders committed to bilateral arrangements with Ukraine to sustain its fight against Russia and, when the war is over, to help Ukraine build a modern and robust military to deter Russian attack in the future. ![]()
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