Banned Alphabets, A Name Change & Hand-made Pillows

Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, too, have passed a law prohibiting "any propaganda of the Russian regime" and Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Thursday. 

The document, published on their website, bans the public display of symbols associated with the Russian Armed Forces, including the letters Z and V and their equivalents in the Cyrillic alphabet. 

At the same time, according to the law, these symbols may be used for "condemning the Russian regime", in media reports that don’t justify Russia’s actions, on captured military equipment and in trademarks registered before February 24, 2022.

A village in southern Spain has come up with a flighty idea! It decided to change its name to Ukraine, supposedly in solidarity with the people of Ukraine! 

No longer Fuentes de Andalucia, the sign at the village’s entrance now reads Ukraine and the country’s blue and yellow flag has been painted alongside. Even streets were renamed City of Kyiv and Odesa in the village of over 7,100 people, east of Seville. 

Silliness is spreading like a virus! A Czech designer, Brinek is producing limited edition hand-made pillows that feature a portrait depicting Volodymyr Zelensky. He claims they have received more than 2,000 orders and raised some 420,000 crowns ($18,900) for a charity helping Ukrainians affected by the conflict. 

I don't know why people want to make heroes of politicians, more so a puppet president?! I can tell you, it won't end well! 

Celtic’s dreams of a domestic treble are over after yesterday’s 2-1 loss in extra-time to arch-rivals Rangers at Hampden Park. 

The former was on target for a place in the Scottish Cup final when Greg Taylor gave them the lead in the sixty-third minute. However, Rangers equalised 15 minutes later. With scores locked at 1-1 at the end of normal time, extra-time was required, with Rangers sealing a spot in the Cup decider against Hearts via an own goal from Celtic defender Carl Starfelt in the 114th minute. 

As manager Ange Postecoglou said: “It was a typical semi-final, very tight. Both teams had their moments and they took theirs in extra-time and unfortunately it decided the game”. 

Sure, it is a depressing result but once emotions simmer down, it can be written off as a bad day at the office. After all, Celtic had won the previous two Glasgow Derbies.