Ukraine reacted with clear criticism to the flag ban at the World War II commemoration in Berlin today. “Berlin made a mistake by banning Ukrainian symbols,” said Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba. It is very wrong to treat them in the same way as Russian symbols.
Taking away a Ukrainian flag from peaceful protesters is an attack on anyone who, with that flag in hand, is defending Europe and Germany against Russian aggression.
On the occasion of the commemoration of the end of World War II in Europe, the Berlin police issued conditions for 15 memorial sites, including a ban on Russian and Ukrainian flags. Nevertheless, isolated Ukrainian and red flags related to the Soviet Union were shown.
“Prevent confrontation” at gene sites
According to the police, officers repeatedly intervened, including when unfurling a 25-meter-long Ukraine flag. Diplomats and veterans of the World War were exempt from the ban.
The Senate had defended the conditions. It is important to “prevent any confrontation” at the memorial sites that commemorate both Russian and Ukrainian soldiers who died in action.
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