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‘Stop Putin’ -global outcry over Russian invasion
VIDEO SHOWS: ALEX LOURIE – Should on display screen courtesy Alex LourieSTORY: From Beirut to Berlin to New York Metropolis, protesters got here out in droves to precise condemnation of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine – the largest assault on a European state since World Warfare Two. “Cease the Warfare. Cease Bombing Ukraine. Cease Putin”: had been the messages coming from demonstrators in Beirut on Thursday. One Lebanese-Ukrainian stated he got here out in solidarity with, what he referred to as, his ‘brothers and sisters in Ukraine: “Right now, we’re subsequent to the Russian embassy. I do not know if we are able to nonetheless name it Russia as a result of it’s a dictatorship nation. It’s the renewal of Nazism in Europe….” In Madrid, a protester outdoors the Russian embassy held an indication exhibiting Putin with a bloody handprint on his face. Spanish Actor Javier Bardem joined the demonstrators: “I’m right here to reveal my condemnation of the Russian Federation’s warlike actions in opposition to Ukraine (flash) However above all as a result of concern over the wave of refugees this might generate as a consequence of this invasion.” After Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared conflict in a televised tackle, explosions and gunfire had been heard in Kyiv. Missiles rained down on Ukrainian targets and authorities reported columns of troops pouring throughout Ukraine’s borders. A number of hundred pro-Ukrainian protesters additionally gathered close to Downing Avenue in London, calling on their authorities to impose extra sanctions on Russia.Photos exhibiting Putin and deep pink blood had been additionally seen in Istanbul, the place Ukrainians – some tearful – gathered in dismay. A Ukrainian protester named Maria pleaded with Russian residents to take a stand in opposition to Putin.”Please Russians go outdoors. Declare that you simply’re in opposition to this conflict. What you are telling us in non-public messages isn’t sufficient. Go outdoors. Cease being afraid. Converse loud.” Many Russians did simply that.Based on a protest-monitoring group in Russia, police detained greater than 1600 folks at anti-war rallies in 53 Russian cities.