St. George RibbonCHISINAU, Apr 7 Elena Bodnarenko, deputy of the Communists and Socialists opposition bloc, said. Earlier, Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu admitted that the Moldovan authorities could ban the V and Z symbols, as well as the St. George ribbon as symbols that promote the ideas of «war and hatred.» The letters Z and V painted on the sides of Russian military equipment participating in the military special operation in Ukraine have become unofficial symbols of support for the operation. to wear the St. George ribbon in Latvia «A law on the ban on the St. George ribbon appeared overnight,» Bodnarenko said at a meeting of parliament. amendments to the Code of Offenses, which «introduces severe fines and punishments for the promotion of the St. George ribbon, symbols Z, V, and so on.» . The demand of the bloc «Communists and Socialists» did not find support in parliament. The action «St. George's Ribbon» is dedicated to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The idea arose in 2005 at the RIA Novosti agency, which is now part of the Rossiya Segodnya news agency. At the same time, the first event took place, and since then, tying a ribbon on the eve of May 9 has become a tradition.
