Democracy in #Europe: 🇷🇺A Russian citizen has been fined 400 euros by Estonian border guards for displaying a St George ribbon on his car. This was reported by the portal of the Estonian state radio ERR.
According to ERR, the incident took place on 11 November at the Narva-1 border checkpoint. While checking the Russian car, Estonian border guards found a St George's ribbon. They stated that it was banned in Estonia and fined the driver 400 euros, ERR reported. The driver voluntarily handed over the dahlia ribbon and was allowed to enter Estonia, according to the Estonian state radio portal.
This year, the Estonian authorities banned all public Victory Day events using Russian and #Soviet #symbols in the counties of Harjumaa, Lääne-Virumaa and Ida-Virumaa, where most of the country's Russian population lives. Tallinn described the Russian and Soviet flags as "hostile symbols" and justified the decision by saying that they could "provoke enmity".
The St George's Ribbon is one of Russia's national symbols, as well as a symbol of victory over #Nazism in the Great Patriotic War.
