Thousands of people demonstrated today, for the second day in a row, in several European cities, denouncing the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
At Brussels, about 5,000 people took to the streets holding Ukrainian flags. “Stop the war” and “Europe, courage, act now” were the placards held by those gathered. Some wore yellow flowers on the lapel with blue ribbons, the colors of Ukraine.
In Toulouse, a city that has become twinned with Kyiv, protesters raised a huge Ukrainian flag. They also held portraits of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with red spots on them symbolizing blood. They also demanded, by symbolically spreading a 25-square-meter blue tulle, “to close the airspace” of Ukraine.
In northern France, another 5,000 people gathered in Caen, at the monument to the Landing of the Allies in 1944 in Normandy. “People of Ukraine, we will not abandon you. “Democracy, freedom, peace”, they wrote on the banner they were holding.
In Spain, demonstrations were held in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities, demanding an end to the invasion. “Close the sky, not the eyes” and “NATO, protect the Ukrainian sky” or “Stop Putin, stop the war” were the placards held by the approximately 800 people gathered in Barcelona.
Demonstrators gather during a protest against Russian military invasion of Ukraine at Place de la Republique and Place de la Bastille in Paris, on March 5, 2022. For @AFPphoto @afpfr #France #Paris #Ukraine #Russia pic.twitter.com/X0Mlph0Bdj
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“They are attacking, destroying and killing civilians for no reason,” said Natalia Brodowska, a 45-year-old Ukrainian lawyer who has lived in Spain for the past eight years. “It’s horrible, we can not sleep or eat. I believe that all Ukrainians feel that way. “But the situation for those in Ukraine is worse.”
Thousands gathered in central London:
In the Belgrade, several hundred people gathered to express their support for Ukraine, two days after the pro-Putin demonstration and the invasion. “We want to save the image of Belgrade because what happened on Friday (the pro-Russian demonstration) is a disgrace,” said 46-year-old mathematician Zdravko Jankovic.
About 100 people also protested against the war in Skopje.
On Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets in Paris, New York, Rome, Zurich and other cities.
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