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“AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. #Zelenskyy wore a #military T-shirt that featured the official #emblem for the #Ukraine #Armed #Forces. In its center, the emblem includes Ukraine’s official coat of arms.
The image on his shirt did not match the #Iron #Cross or any hateful symbol, according to historians and #extremism experts.”
“THE FACTS: #Conspiracy #theorists and #Russian #propagandists have repeatedly sought to paint #Ukraine’s #president as a neo-Nazi or #Nazi sympathizer during #Russia’s #attack on #Ukraine,
even though #Zelenskyy is #Jewish and has said three of his grand-uncles #died in the #Holocaust.”
apnews.com/article/fact-c…
apnews.com/article/fact-c…
“[cossack cross] is a type of cross pattée used by #cossacks, the #Zaporozhian #Army and the #Ukrainian #Ground #Forces. It is frequently used in Ukraine as a memorial sign to fallen soldiers and as military awards.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossack_c…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cossack_c…
“It has also been adapted as part of the emblem of the #Armed #Forces of #Ukraine, the #State #Emergency #Service of Ukraine, the State #Border #Guard Service of Ukraine and the #Security Service of Ukraine [...]”
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