Samsung removed the letter Z from the names of its smartphones, which is associated with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. As Radio Liberty reports, so far such a change has occurred in some European countries.

It is noted that so far the changes have occurred only on Samsung sites in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.. There has been no official comment from the company's management regarding the rebranding yet..

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Since 2020, the letter Z has been present in the labeling of a series of foldable phones - Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3. After the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Samsung refused to supply its products to the aggressor country.

Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba called for the introduction of criminal liability for the use of the symbol "

In Germany, they decided to fine people who use the symbol of the Russian occupiers " Public use of this symbol is a criminal offense.