Boma la Ukraine litayitanitsa kuti zizindikilo za 'Z' ndi 'V' zomwe Russia imagwiritsa ntchito kuyimira nkhondo yomwe ikupitilira ku Ukraine, Latvia - dziko lakale la Soviet Union, lomwe tsopano ndi membala wa EU ndi NATO, adakhazikitsa lamulo latsopano loletsa kuwonetsa poyera zilembo 'Z' ndi 'V'.
Lamulo latsopano lovomerezedwa ndi nyumba yamalamulo ku Latvia likunena kuti zizindikiro 'Z' ndi 'V' zogwiritsidwa ntchito ndi asitikali aku Russia mu Ukraine zimalimbikitsa zaukali ndipo ziwawa zankhondo tsopano zikuwonjezedwa kuzizindikiro zoletsedwa zolemekeza maboma a Nazi kapena achikomyunizimu.
Nyumba yamalamulo ku Latvia idagwiritsa ntchito njira yofulumira povotera zosintha zomwe zimaletsa kuwonetsa zankhanza zankhondo ndi zizindikiro zamilandu pazochitika zapagulu.
Lamuloli likunenanso kuti palibe zilolezo za zochitika zapagulu zomwe zidzaperekedwa ngati zidzachitika mkati mwa mita 200 za zipilala 'zokumbukira' Asitikali aku Soviet omwe akadalibe. Latvia. Anthu omwe aweruzidwa ndi lamulo latsopanoli alipidwa chindapusa cha €400, pomwe makampani amalipitsidwa mpaka €3,200.
"Potsutsa nkhondo ya Russia ku Ukraine, tiyenera kutsimikiza kuti zizindikiro zolemekeza chiwawa cha asilikali a Russia, monga zilembo 'Z', 'V' kapena zizindikiro zina zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pazifukwa zoterezi, sizikhala ndi malo pazochitika zapagulu," Artuss. Kaimins, wapampando wa Saeima's Human Rights and Public Affairs Commission, adatero m'mawu ake.
Mayiko angapo aku Germany adanenapo kale kuti angalipirire anthu omwe angawonetse chizindikirocho. Woyandikana naye wa Latvia Lithuania akuganiziranso kuletsa Z, komanso riboni yakuda ndi lalanje ya St. George, yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito ku Russia.
Zilembo za Chirasha, zomwe zimagwiritsa ntchito Cyrillic, zilibe 'V' kapena 'Z' mmenemo. Zizindikiro zonsezi zakhala zikugwiritsidwa ntchito kuwonetsa magalimoto aku Russia omwe akutenga nawo gawo pankhondo yaku Russia yolimbana ndi dziko la Ukraine mwezi watha.