Ukraine invasion – Thousands of protesters in Brussels call for an end to Russian war – Belgium
(Belga) Around 8 p.m. on Thursday evening, a thousand people gathered in front of the Russian permanent representation to the European Union to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This is apparent from a count of the police zone Brussels-Capital-Ixelles.
Some of the European leaders also went to the buildings of the European institutions to make their voices heard at the European leaders’ special summit on Thursday evening on the situation in Ukraine. “We want peace” and “Putin terrorist,” chanted the crowd, many of whom were carrying Ukrainian flags from banners carrying messages such as “no to Putin’s war.” The organizer of the demonstration is Benjamin Peltier. For years he has argued in front of the Russian embassy on the side of Syrians to denounce Russian support for dictator Bashar al-Assad. It was a “spontaneous” action, and Ukrainian organizations quickly joined the organization. “What strikes me is that we have been trying to make the public aware of the danger of the Russian attitude for a long time,” said Peltier. “In 2014, Russia already invaded Ukraine, with little response. Today, the world is falling from the sky.” (Belgium)
Some of the European leaders also went to the buildings of the European institutions to make their voices heard at the European leaders’ special summit on Thursday evening on the situation in Ukraine. “We want peace” and “Putin terrorist,” chanted the crowd, many of whom were carrying Ukrainian flags from banners carrying messages such as “no to Putin’s war.” The organizer of the demonstration is Benjamin Peltier. For years he has argued in front of the Russian embassy on the side of Syrians to denounce Russian support for dictator Bashar al-Assad. It was a “spontaneous” action, and Ukrainian organizations quickly joined the organization. “What strikes me is that we have been trying to make the public aware of the danger of the Russian attitude for a long time,” said Peltier. “In 2014, Russia already invaded Ukraine, with little response. Today, the world is falling from the sky.” (Belgium)