Copenhagen (EFE).- The statue of the Little Mermaid in Copenhagen, the most recognizable tourist symbol of the Danish capital, has appeared this Thursday with the colors of the Russian flag painted on its base.
The Danish police have opened an investigation for vandalism into the attack on the famous sculpture located next to the port of Langelinie, visited annually by more than a million tourists and which in its more than 110 years of existence has been used many times as an object to political claims.
The Little Mermaid has been decapitated three times, had an arm torn off and was even blown up from her granite pedestal, as well as appearing painted in various colors or dressed in soccer jerseys, veils or a Ku Klux Klan robe.
From being the main target of feminist anger in previous decades, it became used for all kinds of political demands, from those of squatter movements to those of xenophobic groups.
The Danish government has stood out for its clear support for Ukraine in the face of Russian military intervention, both economic and military, with various aid packages.
The Danish Parliament approved, for example, two days ago, taking advantage of the absolute majority enjoyed by the center government headed by the Social Democrats, to suppress a public holiday to increase defense spending, despite the massive opposition of the population, the opposition , the trade unions and the National Lutheran Church.