Posted on 02/25/2022 4:51:29 AM PST by EBH
Over 1,200 have already been arrested across the country.
It takes a certain kind of bravery to protest in President Vladimir Putin's Russia, especially on the day he sends his country to war.
I watched hundreds of people on a bitterly cold evening in Moscow on Thursday, as they marched against what the government here describes as a "special military operation" in Ukraine. Over 1,200 have already been arrested in more than 50 towns and cities across the country for publicly opposing the attack.
Most of them were young. Kids who, in another country, would have bright, happy futures. A group of them came up to speak to me after the protests. They were in their early 20s. Modern, cool, bright. They felt Putin's decision to invade, and the sanctions now invoked, would cripple their lives. It's crushing for them.
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Protests Erupt in Moscow and St. Petersburg Over Russian Invasion of Ukraine
https://youtu.be/KsyzTpL16hQ
Anti-war Protests in Russia
ALAN TAYLOR FEBRUARY 24, 2022 20 PHOTOS IN FOCUS
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2022/02/photos-anti-war-protests-russia/622914/
On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, launching missiles and sending thousands of troops across its borders. Following the attack, protests erupted in countries around the world—including Russia. Hundreds of people gathered in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and other Russian cities to demonstrate against their government’s actions, and calling for an end to the war. Most of these protests were disrupted by police, and many of the demonstrators were detained.
Honest question - does anyone know if Putin has frozen their bank accounts?
I don’t know about that, but they have been drafted into the Russian military. /sarc
That’s a little extreme don’t you think? I mean, it’s not like they’re all truck drivers.
I’m not sure he lets them have bank accounts.
Welcome to the gulag. comrades
Putin has to bow to the ancient maxim: once you invade a land, you have to occupy and hold it. Is he willing to go savage to keep it?
LOL. That’s the first thing I wondered about too.
Brave
“Putin has to bow to the ancient maxim: once you invade a land, you have to occupy and hold it.”
Which is the doctrine of the fraud in office and his invading army coming across our border.
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