🚨 This false rumor is a prominent example of the ludicrous conspiracy theory accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of being a neo-Nazi, or holding views sympathetic towards Nazism.
In the late 19th century and during World War I, the cross pattée was a key component of the— a military medal awarded in the German Empire. In World War II, Adolf Hitler reintroduced the Iron Cross, and it has since taken on an association with Nazism.
It's important to note here that even in the rather narrow historical context of German military insignia, the cross pattée is not originally or uniquely Nazi; but because of its use in World War II, the Iron Cross has become one of several Third Reich symbols favored by 21st-century white supremacists and white nationalists in the United States. However, the Anti-Defamation League"...An Iron Cross in isolation cannot be determined to be a hate symbol.
the cross patée, but the Ukrainian emblem has a second component, which is lacking in the Iron Cross — the trident of Vladimir the Great. Therefore, claims that Zelenskyy was furtively showing off his supposed Nazism by wearing an Iron Cross were: factually inaccurate ; incoherent ; and execrable ., https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/zelenskys-family-and-career/. Accessed 17 Mar. 2022.
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