About 900 people took part in a motorcade in Berlin on Sunday. Flags in the Russian national colors were attached to a number of vehicles.
About 900 people took part in a motorcade with Russian flags in Berlin on Sunday. The move with several hundred vehicles was registered as an event entitled “No propaganda in the school – protection for Russian-speaking people, no discrimination”, according to the Berlin police.
A sign read, “Stop hating Russians.” A number of cars carried flags in the Russian national colors of white, blue and red.
The parade moved from the city limits in north-eastern Berlin to the Olympic Square in the Charlottenburg district. According to the police, the applicant was an individual.
As the Berlin police reported to the Tagesspiegel, a “Jewish star” was attached to a vehicle. The participant received a criminal complaint.
In addition, there was a vehicle with the “Z” symbol, which is banned in Berlin, at an interim rally. The “Z” symbolizes sympathy with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the police, the vehicle did not belong to the motorcade.
Ukrainian ambassador shocked by motorcade in Berlin
After a motorcade with Russian flags, the Ukrainian ambassador criticized the police and Mayor Giffey. About 900 people drove through the capital on Sunday.
The Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Melnyk has expressed his horror at a pro-Russian motorcade in the German capital. He tweeted: “Dear Mayor @FranziskaGiffey love
@polizeiberlin, For heaven’s sake, how could YOU allow this car parade of shame in the middle of Berlin? And on the day when the massacre of civilians in #Bucha came to light? HOW???”
The Green member of the Bundestag Nina Stahr wrote on Twitter: “The fact that a pro-Russian motorcade drove through #Berlin today of all days is more than shameful!” Her parliamentary colleague Kai Gehring said something similar: “The Russian-nationalist motorcade that drove through Berlin today and passed the main station, where thousands of Ukrainian war refugees are received every day, is disgusting.”
About 900 people took part in a motorcade with Russian flags in Berlin on Sunday. The move with several hundred vehicles was registered as an event entitled “No propaganda in the school – protection for Russian-speaking people, no discrimination”, according to the Berlin police. Applicant was an individual.
