{"id":16721,"date":"2022-03-29T19:20:27","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mwehle.eu\/wp\/?p=16721"},"modified":"2022-03-29T20:10:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T18:10:29","slug":"ukraine-urges-countries-to-make-z-symbol-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mwehle.eu\/wp\/?p=16721","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine urges countries to make ‚Z‘ symbol illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ukraine has called on countries to criminalise the use of the „Z“ symbol that shows support for the war.<\/p>\n

Initially used to mark Russian tanks rolling into Ukraine, the letter Z – thought to stand for „za pobedu“ (for victory) – has been adopted by Russians to signal approval of the invasion.<\/p>\n

Three German states – Berlin, Bavaria and Lower Saxony – have already said anyone brandishing the symbol to promote the war could be punished with up to three years in jail.<\/p>\n

And Germany’s interior ministry has warned that those displaying the symbol to „endorse“ the invasion could be „liable to prosecution“.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dimitry Kuleba has called on other countries to follow Germany’s lead.<\/p>\n

„‚Z‘ means Russian war crimes, bombed out cities, thousands of murdered Ukrainians,“\u00a0Kuleba tweeted.<\/a>\u00a0„Public support of this barbarism must be forbidden.“<\/p>\n

The symbol has been daubed on a number of buildings in Germany, and has already been seen on T-shirts, flags and cars, according to the interior ministry.<\/p>\n

Lithuania is among other countries considering a ban on the symbol. If approved there, offenders could face a fine of up to \u20ac500 (\u00a3423).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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