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Thousands of people take to protests around the world in solidarity with Ukraine. According to DW, rallies in recent days have been held in London, Dusseldorf, Nagasaki, Tokyo, Phuket, Tbilisi, Rome, Milan, Nicosia.
The action in Berlin gathered at least 100 thousand people. People brought Ukrainian flags and posters. In Munich, a rally was held at the city hall, the flag of Ukraine was hung on the building. And in Ireland, the coat of arms at the Russian embassy was doused with paint and damaged the car of a Russian diplomat, media reports.
The publication also reports that in London, the Russian Embassy receives hundreds of threatening calls, hundreds of people regularly rally outside the building.
Protest actions are also taking place in Russian cities. According to various sources, residents of almost 60 cities of the Russian Federation came out to rallies demanding to stop the special operation in Ukraine. The actions were accompanied by arrests.
Recall, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin made an emergency appeal to the Russians and announced a special military operation in the Donbass. In his speech, he stated that “circumstances require decisive action from Russia” and stressed that “Russia will not allow Ukraine to have nuclear weapons.” In response to Russia’s actions, Western countries (USA, Canada, European Union, Great Britain, Japan) announced new, tougher sanctions against the Russian Federation, including financial and economic ones. Later, the EU countries and the United States agreed to disconnect Russian banks that fell under sanctions from the international system of interbank transactions and information exchange SWIFT. In addition, it was decided to freeze the assets of the Bank of Russia, which will create difficulties for its use of international reserves. EU countries also pledged to take steps to limit the sale of citizenship — the so-called “golden passports” that allow wealthy Russians connected to the Russian government to become citizens of EU states and gain access to their financial systems.
You can follow the chronicle of events around Ukraine on February 27 here.
Source: Rosbalt
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