By attacking Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin is surrounded in his own house. Large-scale demonstrations are taking place against the war in 51 cities including Russia’s capital Moscow. At the same time, in the name of controlling the crowd of angry people, the police has started suppressing the demonstration. About 1400 people have been detained so far.
According to the news published in website WION, a large number of people are protesting on the streets of Russia. Around 1400 have been detained in 51 cities. Police have arrested about 700 protesters from Moscow alone and more than 340 in St. Petersburg. There are many people who are protesting, who are trapped in their own Ukraine. These people are opposing the war and demanding to resolve the issue through dialogue.
On Thursday, an appeal was made to people on social media to join the protest against the war. After this, a crowd of people gathered on seeing it. Between 2000 and 1000 gathered at the Pushkin Square in Moscow in St Petersburg, Russia’s second largest city. During this, banner-posters with the slogan ‘No to War’ were seen in his hand. It is being told that a large number of protesters had gathered outside the Russian parliament as well.
Russia’s attack on Ukraine comes at a time when most opposition leaders have either been assassinated or imprisoned. Alexei Navalny, who led the biggest demonstration against Putin, is also currently in jail. He is serving a sentence of two and a half years. Navalny has also released a video against the Russo-Ukraine war. He has told a local TV channel that a war has been waged against Ukraine to hide the corruption spread in Russia. Putin is trying to divert the attention of the people of Russia through this war.
