Berlin police ban Ukrainian speech at demo
Posted by: John Phoenix
English and German were reportedly offered as options, but pro-Kiev protesters were left “outraged”
FILE PHOTO: German police in Berlin, Germany. © Omer Messinger / Getty Images
German police banned Ukrainians protesting outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin from delivering speeches in Ukrainian, citing the need to protect law and order, local media have reported.
People gathered in front of Russia’s diplomatic mission in central Berlin on Monday in a “spontaneous” demonstration against a deadly missile incident involving a children’s hospital in Kiev earlier in the day, according to the Berliner-Kurier newspaper.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has accused Russia of deliberately targeting the hospital. Moscow has dis...