Berlin to ban flags of Russia and the USSR at commemorative events on May 8th and 9th

Berlin authorities plan to ban the use of symbols of Russia and the USSR at commemorative events on May 8 and 9, dedicated to Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported on April 25 by the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper.

According to the order of the authorities cited by the publication, the ban will affect Russian, Soviet, Belarusian and Chechen flags, wearing military uniforms or its elements, military insignia, displaying the letters Z and V, as well as St. George's ribbons.

The Berlin police said that the main goal is to prevent violence at Soviet memorials and to prevent attempts to politicize commemorative events.

"We believe in our measures to contain conflicts in order to ensure the safe conduct of actions and the protection of freedom of assembly," said a law enforcement official.

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