Thousands march through central Moscow to protest the fghting in Ukraine. "His march is to show the peope that there's uite a num&er of peope who are against the war and don't think that most Ukrainians are fascists$"
Thousands march through central Moscow to protest the fghting in Ukraine. "His march is to show the peope that there's uite a num&er of peope who are against the war and don't think that most Ukrainians are fascists$"
Thousands march through central Moscow to protest the fghting in Ukraine. "His march is to show the peope that there's uite a num&er of peope who are against the war and don't think that most Ukrainians are fascists$"
support of Ukraine Demonstrators clash during an anti-war rally and march Sunday in downtown Moscow.Thousands marched through central Moscow to protest the fghting in Ukraine. (a!el "olo!kin#$ssociated ress% &y 'aroun Demir(ian Septem)er *+ at ,-./ M MOSCOW A march for peace in Ukraine drew tens of thousands to downtown Moscow Sunday in a show of protest against Russias invovement in the confict! "he demonstration drew a mi#ed crowd of od and young$ famiies and organi%ed factions$ who waked the route chanting songs and sogans the most common &eing a simpe$ '(o to war!) "his march is to show the peope that theres *uite a num&er of peope who are against the war and dont think that most Ukrainians are fascists$) said Mikhai +arder$ ,-! '"he government knows that! "he peope dont!) .articipants waked on either side of a divided &ouevard under heavy poice supervision$ many carrying or dressed in the coors of the Ukrainian fag$ whie others &rought handmade signs caing for an end to the &oodshed$ the return of Crimea and the re/ection of Russian .resident 0adimir .utin sometimes depicted with a 1iter2 stye mustache! "he event attracted a variety of su&groups as we$ such as feminist activist groups and representatives of various opposition parties! 3ut the march which took pace on a sunny$ warm afternoon seemed to draw as many curious o&servers to wak the route as it did dedicated demonstrators!
.eope paused to take photographs and appaud those who stood aong the route with signs &earing comica sogans such as one man whose poster read$ '.utin$ our hemorrhoids$) a pay in Russian on '.utin$ our hero) and engthier demands$ such as 4uri Smagurovs pea to .utin to 'stop the armed and poitica aggression) in Ukraine!
$ woman wears a traditional Ukrainian 0ower head)and during the anti-war rally in downtown Moscow. (a!el "olo!kin#$ssociated ress% A war with Ukraine$ thats the most ridicuous$ the most idiotic thing that .utin coud have come up with$) Smagurov said! 'We have put ourseves in such a position that were against every&ody against 5urope$ against ourseves$ against the United States$ against norma ife!) "he march is the second peace ray to &e hed this year &ut the first since open hostiities commenced in eastern Ukraine! Ukrainian government troops and pro2Russian separatists are operating under a tenuous$ 6remin2endorsed cease2fire that (A"O officias have said is effective 'in name ony!) Western nations have accused Russia of fomenting the confict &y supporting the re&es and sending Russian tanks and troops over the &order! 7n Russia$ officias have denied the accusations$ and the mosty state2run media have portrayed a different picture of what is happening in Ukraine one in which re&es are fighting to maintain minority rights against the aeged a&uses of a purportedy fascist government! .os have indicated that 6remin poicy toward Ukraine is overwhemingy popuar! Counterprotesters &earing pro2separatist fags and a &anner reading 'March of "raitors) echoed those sentiments Sunday$ &ut most of them were kept at &ay outside the security &arriers! 4et the message sti hit too cose to home for many participants in Sundays march! 7 have a Russian passport$ &ut 7 am Ukrainian$) said 7rina 6iseeva$ 89$ who waked wrapped in a Ukrainian fag aongside her hus&and$ 7gor 6iseev$ wrapped in a Russian fag! With tears in her eyes$ she said that when she hears Ukrainians referred to as fascists$ 'that hurts me!) rotesters carry Ukrainian 0ags during the anti-war rally in Moscow. (Ma1im Shemeto!#Reuters% Certain protesters sought to counter the Russian messaging with signs peading: ';orgive us$ Ukraine) and 'Remem&er to turn off the teevision!) 3ut many worried that Sundays showing woud not &e effective! 1a&itua protesters hoped that the crowd woud at east riva the <=$=== who raied for peace in March$ /ust &efore Russia anne#ed Crimea! "hough tens of thousands did participate in Sundays demonstration the officia poice estimate of <$=== seemed *uite ow it fe short of the goa! "hen$ the war wasnt active$ at east$ &ut now theres an active war &etween our countries$) said 7rina +inesina$ 8>! '"he peope are tota %om&ies as to what is happening!) 3ut others thought that the gathering$ though perhaps not as arge as past demonstrations$ was a net positive for &ringing peope out to the street at a time when dissent is &eing stifed! "here are many new faces thats reay important$) said Oga Ma%urova$ <8! '"he more peope reai%e this isnt right for our country$ the &etter!) We must aways show ?.utin@ that there are peope who think differenty$) said "atyana 6omendant$ A,! '"here is a ot of propaganda &ut you write that we dont a think that way!) .osted &y "havam