Friday 25 February 2022

VIDEO: More than 1,700 protesters detained as Thousands of Russians protest on President Vladimir Putin’s attacks on Ukraine

On Thursday, thousands of people had protested on President Vladimir Putin’s attacks on Ukraine in cities across Russia, displaying a show of anger and saying that they are not in support of his decisions over their country's invasion of Ukraine.

According to rights Group OVD-info, more than 1,700 people were detained in a minimum of 47 cities across the nation. Last year, when Putin had launched a sweeping crackdown on activists, right groups and opposition figure, the group was declared a foreign agent

Alexei Navalny, Russian opposition leader on Thursday spoke out against the attacks during a court hearing, as members of the Russian political elite either remained silent or celebrated.

Navalny said at the Lefortovo District Court hearing; “I have no method of communicating with the outside world,”  “I ask that my appeal to the court and to the world be recorded,”

“I am against this war. I believe that this war between Russia and Ukraine is being waged to cover up the robbery of Russian citizens and to distract their attention from the problems that exist within the country from the degradation of the economy,”

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