Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday enacted laws banning Soviet symbols, his office said, after the measures drew strong Russian criticism when they were approved by parliament last month.
The measures come as Ukraine’s pro-Western government seeks a complete break with its Soviet past and as its soldiers fight pro-Russian forces in its east.
Besides angering Russia, which has called the move “totalitarian,” the measures rushed through parliament in April also exacerbated tensions with pro-Moscow forces after lawmakers approved them.
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Source: Iran English Radio
