Posted on 11/27/2015 1:50:51 PM PST by Jyotishi
Activists in Moscow, belonging to a youth wing of the conservative Rodina party, put a life-size inflatable doll of Erdogan in a coffin and delivered it to the Turkish embassy. - Getty Images
Moscow's fury over Ankara's downing of a Russian warplane on the Syrian border was on full display today as pro-government activists staged anti-Turkey rallies, even parading a life-size doll of its president in a coffin. In Crimea, a group of young people gathered around a hay effigy with the face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set up on the main square of Simferopol. Videos shot at the scene by various media showed the effigy set on fire as people held Russian flags and chanted "Down with IS (Islamic State group)."
Activists in Moscow, belonging to a youth wing of the conservative Rodina party, put a life-size inflatable doll of Erdogan in a coffin and delivered it to the Turkish embassy. Pictures on the group's website also showed the activists laying several funeral wreaths with ribbons saying "From Russian patriots to US puppets" outside the embassy. Police detained two organisers. They were let go when law enforcement discovered they were municipal lawmakers, the group said.
The Turkish embassy in Moscow has seen several protests since the Tuesday downing of a Russian Sukhoi jet by Ankara. Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador yesterday over some of the protests, which it called "unacceptable." The plane incident, which Turkey says was caused by the Russian pilot breaching its airspace, has led to a sharp deterioration of relations, with Moscow today announcing that it will be cancelling visa-free travel for Turkish tourists starting next year.
Many Russians critical of the Kremlin have reacted by saying that Moscow is partially to blame for the death of two officers -- the jet's pilot and a soldier participating in the rescue mission -- because of its refusal to meet Ankara's concerns over repeated airspace violations and its bombing of ethnic Turkmen in northern Syria.
But anti-Turkish slogans has proliferated after sharp language from President Vladimir Putin, who called Turkey's action a "stab in the back." Local media even in far-flung Arctic town of Salekhard have seen propaganda posters calling on Russians not to buy Turkish products or travel to Turkey. "Those who go on vacation in Turkey will be considered terrorists' allies," one poster on a Salekhard shopping centre read, according to Znak.com news website. "Have you purchased a Turkish product? You've sponsored IS," said another image shared widely on Twitter Friday, showing Erdogan selling a lemon with one hand and a grenade with another.
GO RUSSIANS GO!!!
I hope they all kill each other. The world will be a better place.
I wonder why the Tea Party hasn’t done this in the USA—after Paris-—hanging ISIS in effigie would be a good idea—or burning the Flag of ISIS. Hang Al Bagdadi might be a good start. How about Boycott all Arab/Muslin businesses that do not post a sign denouncing the actions of ISIS?
Probably because no one, government or otherwise, would pay for it.
Next thing you know, they'll be doing it with an inflatable doll of Obama.
Try pro-Russian.
I am not a big “burn someone in effigy” fan, but I don’t blame them for being angry. It isn’t that they expect no sacrifice, it’s that this was a HUGE betrayal. Instead of apologies and condolences, they got “it’s your fault” snottiness.
Of course the "many Russians" along with the Daily News & Analysis avoid mentioning that Turkish Jets Violated Greek Airspace Over 2,000 Times Last Year alone, probably because "many Russians" are critical of the Kremlin only because they are not the ones occupying it's positions of authority, and no other reason.
a sleeping giant has been awakened ... and Putin is estatic !
Russia needs a “Turkish Victory” just like America needed a “Gulf War I” after Vietnam ...
Yes, it seems most Russians are even more angry than Putin, and this seems to be inside Russia, not just ethnic Russian expats.
That last idea is pretty good. Force all these so called moderate Muslims to state which side they are on publicly.
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