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Bill to allow use of St. George ribbon registered in Rada

Published May 9, 2020 at 1:58 pm

A woman holds red roses tied with ribbons in the colours of the Russian flag and the so-called St George's ribbon during a pro-Russia meeting next to Kulikove Pole Square in Odesa, southern Ukraine, on May 2, 2016.

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MP from the Opposition Platform – for Life faction Nestor Shufrych proposes that the law banning the production and propaganda of the St. George Ribbon be repealed.

According to the parliament’s website, bill No. 3457 on invalidating the law of Ukraine “On Amending the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses Regarding the Prohibition of Production and Propaganda of the St. George (Guard) Ribbon” was registered in the Parliament on May 8.