Berlin: According to the Senate, Ukrainian flags are only banned at 15 memorial sites

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Berlin Senate clarifies that Ukrainian flags are generally permitted on commemoration days

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“This should show all pro-Russian protesters that they are on the wrong side”

Security authorities expect pro-Russian actions on the anniversary of the end of World War II. FDP boss Lindner has no understanding for this, but doesn’t believe in a ban either. “The fact that you can demonstrate here and not in Moscow should show all pro-Russian demonstrators in Germany that they are on the wrong side.”

The criticism was great when it was said that Ukrainian flags would be banned in Berlin on May 8th and 9th. The Senate administration is now making it clear: 15 memorial sites are affected, on which “no flags or military symbols are allowed”.

DThe Berlin Senate Administration has made it clear that Ukrainian flags are generally permitted in public on the commemoration days in Berlin on Sunday and Monday. The restriction issued by the police only refers to 15 selected memorial sites in the capital, where these rules should enable a “dignified, peaceful commemoration”, the Senate Department for the Interior announced on Saturday.

“No flags or military symbols are allowed at these memorial sites,” the Senate administration continued. The ban also applies to the Russian flag. Veterans of the Second World War and ambassadors and their delegations are exempt from this.

At pro-Russian events, the Berlin police will also ensure “that there is no public approval of the war of aggression against Ukraine” “even outside of these memorial sites”. The police conditions for the memorial sites also include that uniforms or parts of uniforms – even in modified forms – as well as marching or military songs are prohibited. The Z symbol is also prohibited. The letter is used by pro-war advocates and stands for “za pobedu” (“For Victory”).

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Basically, it is about “clearly separating” the commemoration of May 8th and 9th, 1945 and thus the liberation from National Socialism from the situation in May of this year. At memorial sites where both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers are buried, it is important to “prevent any confrontation”.

The Ukrainian ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, wrote in the newspapers of the RND reacted indignantly to the flag ban and spoke of a “catastrophic political mistake”. Mayor Franziska Giffey (SPD) must “revoke” this decision.

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