It's natural to blame it on the country you are at war with It's the realm of tinfoil fedoras to blame the victims especially without that thing you keep asking about Proof
Some people are terrified of both the British and English flags. The same people seem to have no problem with the Scotish, Irish and Welsh flags though and simply adore the EU flag (you know the one, all blue with a circle of yellow stars on it), can you remember the last time a German run system used yellow stars?
In 2022, the Russian conducted a drill simulating Ukrainian soldiers taking hostages at the Crocus City Hall venue. Which Russian?
So it's been the flag of England for 834 years then? Seems pretty permenant to me so i think it's safe to call it The Flag of England