Overview
- The order applies from 6 a.m. on May 8 to 10 p.m. on May 9 at the Soviet war memorials in Treptower Park, Tiergarten, and Schönholzer Heide.
- It bans military uniforms, the letters Z and V, St. George’s ribbons, and flags linked to Russia, the former USSR, Belarus, the Chechen Republic, and the separatist DPR and LPR.
- The rules also bar Russian marches and wartime songs, including Sacred War, and forbid displays that back Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
- Diplomats are exempt, and Second World War veterans may wear uniforms and ribbons, with ribbon or flag elements allowed only as parts of wreaths and floral tributes.
- Police say these symbols now signal current support for the invasion and can frighten Ukrainian refugees, and Russia’s ambassador in Berlin called the decision unfriendly.