George Ribbon. File photoCHISINAU, Apr 14The Parliament of Moldova at a meeting on Thursday approved in the third, final reading, a ban on wearing and storing the St. George ribbon, as well as the use of the symbol V and Z, speaker Igor Grosu said. of which concerns the prohibition of the St. George ribbon and the symbols V and Z, the bill will be considered in the third reading. The deputies want to introduce responsibility for the manufacture, sale, distribution, storage for distribution and public use of well-known attributes and symbols used in connection with acts of military aggression. Individuals will face a $245 to $490 fine or community service, officials $490 to $980, and businesses $490 to $1,630. .jpg» />Europe cancels the letter Z»The bill was approved in the final reading by the votes of 53 deputies,» Grosu said. The head of the legal parliamentary commission, Olesya Stamate, explained that the ban does not apply to wearing the St. George ribbon if it is part of a military award. According to her, the necessity of the ban is due to the fact that these symbols are used «to propagate the war in Ukraine.» Communist Party deputies tried to block the podium of the parliament by unfolding a poster demanding not to touch the symbols of victory. Former President of Moldova Vladimir Voronin said that he was ashamed that the symbols of victory in the Great Patriotic War are now banned in Moldova. 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.
