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White-blue-white flag – Anti-Putinism, opposition to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Irpin Declaration, Russian opposition; White-red-white flag – Belarusian democracy movement, Belarusian opposition, opposition to Alexander Lukashenko, Belarusian nationalism, anti-Union State
White flag, internationally recognised as a sign of truce, ceasefire, and surrender.The flag of the Kingdom of France in 1814–1830, during the Bourbon Restoration. Afghanistan (with black text)
The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal). The Russian flag was adopted by Peter the Great on the basis of the Dutch flag, during his effort to build a Western-oriented navy.
The ground is white, representing purity. In the upper corner is a blue square, the color of the waters of baptism, emblematic of heaven, the home of the Christian; also a symbol of faith and trust. in the center of the blue is the cross, the ensign and chosen symbol of Christianity: the cross is red, typical of Christ's blood. [18]
The national flag of Norway (Bokmål: Norges flagg; Nynorsk: Noregs flagg; lit. ' Norway's flag ') is red with a navy blue Scandinavian cross bordered in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog, the flag of Denmark.
A 1695 flag book [10] by Carel Allard describes three flags used by the tsar of Muscovy: the tricolour [11] with the double-headed eagle bearing a shield on its breast and wearing a golden crown over both of its heads, the same tricolour [12] with a blue saltire over it, and a cross flag [13] showing red and white quartering with a blue cross ...
In his 1925 work Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler writes: "I myself, meanwhile, after innumerable attempts, had laid down a final form; a flag with a red background, a white disk, and a black hooked cross in the middle. After long trials I also found a definite proportion between the size of the flag and the size of the white disk, as well as the shape ...
The ikurrina flag (in Basque) [1] or ikurriña (Spanish spelling of the Basque term) [2] is a Basque symbol and the official flag of the Basque Country Autonomous Community of Spain. This flag consists of a white cross over a green saltire on a red field.