A court in Berlin lifted a previously announced ban on the public display of Ukrainian flags on May 8 and 9. Patrick Heinemann, a lawyer for the organization of Berlin Ukrainians Veche, wrote about this on Twitter.
"The administrative court upheld our opinion: the ban on Ukrainian flags is – in the words of the court itself – obviously illegal."
Ukrainian songs are also allowed.
Demonstration of Russian flags near Soviet memorials these days remained banned. This includes the ban on the letters Z and V, which the Russian military and propagandists use as a symbol of the war in Ukraine.
Earlier, law enforcement officers in Germany were going to limit the use of both Russian and Ukrainian symbols.
Last year, the Berlin police also banned the display of Russian and Ukrainian flags and the St. George ribbon to prevent provocations. Later, the Berlin Senate allowed the use of the Ukrainian flag on 8 and 9 May.
Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, supporters of Vladimir Putin have held dozens of pro-Russian actions in Europe. As The Insider wrote , such actions are organized not by tourists, but by immigrants from Russia and the USSR who have been living in Europe for a long time and who have a residence permit or an EU passport. Therefore, visa sanctions are unlikely to stop pro-Putin rallies and public speeches. Many of those who take part in such events are associated with Rossotrudnichestvo and its structures, and local neo-Nazis are helping to organize the actions. More details – in the material at the link .
