Russia Chafes at Ukrainian Team’s Shirt for Euro 2020

A EURO 2020 jersey of the Ukrainian national football team. The uniforms in the blue-and-yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag feature the silhouette of Ukraine that includes Russia-annexed Crimea and the separatist-controlled regions of Donetsk and Lugansk as well as the words "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to the Heroes!" on June 6, 2021. STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images

MOSCOW—A tense tug-of-war between Russia and Ukraine has spread to soccer, with Russian officials and lawmakers denouncing the design of the Ukrainian national team’s shirt for this month’s European Championship.

The yellow-and-blue Ukrainian design features a map of the country including Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed in 2014 following the ouster of its Moscow-friendly president.