George RibbonCHISINAU, Apr 8Deputies of the parliament of the Gagauz autonomy of Moldova adopted a declaration in which they oppose the ban on the St. George ribbon, as it splits society, the press service of the legislature reported. St. George ribbon and symbols V and Z, the bill will be considered in the third reading. The deputies want to introduce responsibility for the production, sale, distribution, storage for distribution and public use of these symbols. Individuals will face a $245 to $490 fine or community service, officials $490 to $980, and businesses $490 to $1,630. .jpg» />In Lithuania, they proposed to ban the St. George ribbon and the letter Z «We, the deputies of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia, believe that the Parliament of Moldova, by its ban, splits society and, in fact, introduces political censorship … The People's Assembly of Gagauzia condemns the above decision of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and asks the deputies to refuse from this idea to maintain stability in society,» the declaration published on the website of the autonomy's parliament says. Gagauz deputies noted that such a ban would affect friendly relations between Moldova and Russia, which is unacceptable.
Europe cancels the letter ZGagauzia is an autonomous territorial entity in the south of Moldova. In February 2014, a referendum was held in the autonomy on the issue of determining the vector of the country's foreign policy. More than 98% of its participants supported the integration of Moldova into the Customs Union — a trade and economic association, which at that time included Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. The St. George ribbon consists of three black and two orange stripes, it is an integral part of many military awards of the Russian Empire , the USSR and the Russian Federation. At the beginning of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine in 2014, this symbol was used by militia fighters and volunteers who fought on the side of the DPR and LPR against the Ukrainian security forces. The Latin letters Z and V are painted on the sides of Russian military equipment participating in the military operation in Ukraine since February 24, 2022. In Russia, the letter «Z» has already become an unofficial symbol of support for the operation.
