Russian and Soviet flags banned in Berlin on 9 May, Ukrainian flags allowed

The BrusselsTimea reports: “Russian and Soviet flags, as well as the St George’s ribbons, made up of three black stripes and regularly flown in Russia to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, are thus banned around the memorial in the Tiergarten Park.

Ukrainian flags, initially banned by police, will be allowed, the Berlin administrative court ruled. There was no appeal against that decision.

“The police’s prognosis that the (Russian) symbols are likely to convey violence in view of the ongoing war of aggression against Ukraine proves to be well-founded,” the top court justified in its decision.”