The heads of state from different countries, including President Luiz Insio Lula da Silva, used a controversial symbol in his chest during the eighties celebration of the victory of the former Soviet Union and its allies against the Nazis in World War II.
It contains St. George on orange and black lines has been used since the times of the Russian Empire to honor the dead soldiers in fighting or courage in wars.
However, the tape has gained a much stronger political significance in recent years, with critics inside Russia and abroad, accusing the president Vladimir Putin To enhance its use as a logo to support your government and the war in Ukraine.
This controversy is so great that the St. George’s tape was banned in many countries, especially some of them were part of the Soviet Union, as it was considered a symbol of Russian imperialism.
In Ukraine, for example, the tape was announced illegal and people can be arrested for use – because this also means declared support next to the Russian in the war.
Besides Lula, the President of China, Shi Jinping, Several other names have adopted the organizers’ proposal to use the symbol.
Several Moscow streets are also decorated with tracks of St. George’s bar colors. Old warriors in war and children and their supporters Putin They also used the emblem with pride.
Many have stated that it is just a gesture to honor millions of dead in previous wars, especially World War II.
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