Latvian policemen demanded residents to provide their personal data and considered issuing a fine , Because they spotted a Tommy Hilfiger bag , Which reminded them of the Russian flag – Even though its color scheme was much closer to that of the French flag

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The policemen still recorded the residents' personal data, although , They did not proceed with fines – However , Only after googling what the Russian flag looks like

Latvia keeps penalizing people for public display of Russia's flags , Citing its law about actions that justify the Russian aggression in Ukraine – Even though , This law does not ban Russia's flags per se, and , Legally , Latvia is not at war with Russia

Sometimes situations get absurd – For example , Last year during Eurobasket , Latvian policemen took away Serbian flags based on the fact that they looked too similar to those of Russia