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Ukrainian MP Mustafa Nayem backed the boycott, saying:

"All countries which are the main market of Coca Cola like
the European Union, the United States, they actually (are)

recognising Crimea as a part of Ukraine and they've put

sanctions against Russia.“

"I think that a company like Coca Cola, which is an

international company, should follow these rules and they

should follow this way and recognise the same."

In a statement published late Tuesday 5th, Ukraine's U.S.

Embassy said it had express concerns about the post to

both the U.S. Department of State and Coca-Cola itself,
urging the company to make an immediate correction.

The US embassy in Ukraine had earlier condemned the

inclusion of Crimea, saying in an online statement: "Coca-
Cola's actions violate the official US position condemning

Russia's illegal occupation of Crimea, which is and has

always been an integral part of Ukraine." the embassy wrote
in an online statement.

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In a statement released on Wednesday 6 , Coca Cola said it
did not "support any political movements", adding: "The
company has removed the post and apologises for the

situation that occurred." The Coca-Cola’s Ukrainian

subsidiary said on Facebook:

“Dear friends! Thank you for your attention. It has been

decided to delete the item which caused the upset,”

However, in a further statement Coke said: “The Coca-Cola
Russia team had a stylised map of Russia created as part of

its Christmas campaign.