Berlin police detained a man who used Ukrainian flags during the celebration of the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II. Bild reports the incident..
According to the source, the episode took place at the Tiergarten memorial, where Ukrainian and Russian rallies were held simultaneously.. A man was detained for handing out Ukrainian paper flags to people.
“That is, if pro-Russian demonstrators can feel provoked by Ukrainian flags, then they should not be waved... Thus, solidarity with the attacked country fighting for freedom is prohibited, and its symbols are equated with the symbols of Russian warmongers,” summed up Bild journalists.
In addition, the Berlin police forced several people to roll up a 25-meter Ukrainian banner, which they unfurled on the square in the Tiergarten..
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Recall that earlier in Berlin banned the use of Ukrainian symbols on May 8-9. The actions of local authorities were harshly condemned by Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba.
Several generations of Ukrainians and Russians have grown up with the belief that there is a historical similarity between them, which in fact does not exist.. “One people” is a product of propaganda based on narratives about countries that Russia considers its “sphere of influence” and is trying in every possible way to return “home” - under its control. “Why Ukraine and Russia are not fraternal peoples and never have been,” read the article by Marina Starodubskaya.