Parliament votes for zero tolerance of symbols used by Russia in its war against Ukraine
A"Z" symbol painted on a destroyed Russian anti-aircraft system, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the village of Husarivka, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, April 14 2022. Picture: ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS/REUTERS
Russian military vehicles in Ukraine are prominently marked with the Latin letter “Z”, which is not found in the Cyrillic alphabet used for writing Russian, and it has started appearing on social media and on clothing elsewhere in support of the war. To an earlier ban on public displays of Soviet and Nazi symbols, parliament added a provision for “the symbols of totalitarian or authoritarian regimes used in the past or currently use to promote military aggression, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed or perpetrated by them”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin sent his troops into Ukraine on what he calls a “special military operation” to demilitarise and “denazify” Ukraine. The invaded country and the West say Putin launched an unprovoked war of aggression.
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