The building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine in KyivMOSCOW, March 29 use, manufacture and distribution of the symbols Z, V and O as an expression of support for Russia, according to the Telegram channel of the Ukrainian parliament. src=»/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2d2ca0edfe4041e131a151aa9b9d8dd5.jpg» />In Lithuania, they proposed to ban the St. George ribbon and the letter Z. As indicated in the message, the new bill provides for «criminal liability in the form of restriction of liberty for up to five years or imprisonment for five years (with or without confiscation of property) for the manufacture, distribution, and public use symbols Z, V and O». Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba called on the international community to recognize the use of the letter Z as an expression of support for Russia as illegal, and deputies of the Lithuanian parliament proposed equating the St. fine up to 500 euros. In addition, according to the tabloid BILD, the authorities of several federal states of Germany have decided to ban the logo with the Latin letter Z. The letters Z and V are applied to the sides of Russian military equipment participating in a military special operation in Ukraine. In Russia itself, these signs have become unofficial symbols of support for the operation. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
