KIEV (AFP) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday enacted laws banning Soviet symbols and communist-era propaganda, his office said, after the measures drew strong Russian criticism when they were approved by parliament last month.The laws prohibit Soviet symbols, condemn the communist regime, open the Soviet special services archives and officially recognise the role of a nationalist group that fought for Ukraines independence in the mid-20th century.Besides angering Russia, the measures also exacerbated tensions with pro-Moscow rebels in Ukraines east after parliament approved them.The package of laws bans Soviet flags and means Soviet-era Lenin statues will have to be knocked …read more
Source: Dunya TV
