On the 24th (local time), the first anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, events were held around the world expressing support and solidarity for Ukraine, while anti-protest rallies were held in Berlin, Germany, and Paris, France, on the 25th.
According to AFP, on the 25th in Berlin, the capital of Germany, 10,000 citizens met their eyes and held a rally and demonstration. Protesters urged Ukraine to negotiate peace with Russia in exchange for arms support.
Under the slogan “Rise for Peace,” protesters gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate, a symbolic site of German reunification, against the cold. Earlier, German museum operators set up a landmine-destroyed Russian tank in front of the Russian embassy in Germany to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine the day before.
The rally on the 25th was organized by German far-left politician Sarah Wagenknecht and feminist activist Alice Schwarzer.
They said that they were carrying out a petition campaign calling for an end to the war, and that they had received 645,000 signatures.
Around 3,000 protesters held an anti-war rally at Place de la Republique in Paris, police said. They sang the Ukrainian national anthem followed by a procession of children dressed in traditional Ukrainian costumes.
Volodymyr Kraftchenko, 73, who participated in the protest, fled Ukraine a year ago. “I condemn those who took away our land and our rights,” Kraftchenko said, targeting Russia.
Another protester, Kristina Krasnovoka, said: “I still feel guilty about not being in Ukraine for the past year, but my goal is to provide more goods to my country (via France).”
Anti-war protests were held not only in Paris but also in other parts of France, such as southern Montpellier.
“We must not think that the war will end soon,” said Lituka Ksenia, who took part in the Montpellier protests with her young daughter. revealed
Source: Donga
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