The letters “Z” and “V” that have become the symbols of Russia’s war in Ukraine have been largely eradicated from Latvia’s public space. But pro-Kremlin activists are still putting the stickers with these symbols on their cars, the Latvian public broadcaster LSM reports.
Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) said that “it has recorded individual cases of stickers on vehicles with potentially provocative slogans that do not promote peaceful co-existence of people of different nationalities in Latvian society”.
The Latvian police say putting such stickers on cars may constitute indirect support and praise of military aggression and ask residents to report such cases.
It also urges residents to refrain from tearing off the stickers or damaging the vehicles bearing them.
In Latvia, people face a fine of up to 350 euros for using symbols that glorify military aggression and war crimes in the public space. If a person does not comply with the police request to remove such symbols, they face a fine of up to 700 euros.
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