PHOTO: Thousands of Russians living in the Czech Republic protested in Prague against the war and Putin
The protest ended with speeches by Russians who decided to speak out against Putin’s policies. Among them were, for example, Alexander Morozov, who works at the Faculty of Arts of Charles University, and Alexander Delfinov, a Russian poet living in Berlin.
Participants in the parade shouted Russian slogans No war, Russia will be seductive or Glory to Ukraine. In addition to the Russians, other opponents of the military invasion of Ukraine joined the protest. People joined the march along the center of the capital, others encouraged the protesters by applause or chanting.
The gathering was seen mainly white and blue-white flags symbolizing Russian protests against the war. Some had signs in Russian, Czech and English condemning the Russian attack on the neighboring country.
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Speakers in the Old Town Square spoke mainly of the fact that Russia, under Putin’s leadership, was becoming a fascist state. They pointed out that the fate of the whole of Europe is now being decided in Ukraine. They also expressed support for Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, who was sentenced to nine years in prison by the court this week.
During the rally, the Russians honored a minute of silence with Ukrainian children, women and warriors. The protest, which had been overseen by police all time, ended after three hours.
“The Russian diaspora, shocked by the sudden Russian attack, met for the first time to support Ukraine on February 7 to mark the 7th anniversary of the assassination of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov in the square that bears his name. After the war continued, he was The Prague Russian Anti-War Committee, which helps Ukrainian refugees, was organized, and today the largest event of Russian emigration was convened, which was attended by 3 to 5,000 people, “one of the organizers, Gheorghi Evstafyev, told the Prague daily.
The organizers called a protest over Facebook. They said that even Russians living in the Czech Republic must show publicly that they clearly oppose the war. “We are against the Russian aggression with the Czech Republic, Europe and the whole world,” they wrote.