Posted on 09/21/2022 12:58:33 PM PDT by EBH
More than 1,000 people have been arrested at demonstrations across Russia against President Vladimir Putin's announcement of a partial mobilisation of civilians to fight in Ukraine, a police monitoring group said Wednesday.
The OVD-Info monitoring group counted at least 1,054 people detained at rallies in 38 different cities across the country after Putin's morning address to the nation.
The protests were the largest in Russia since demonstrations that broke out following the announcement of Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine in February.
AFP journalists in the centre of the Russian capital Moscow said at least 50 people were detained by police wearing anti-riot gear on a main shopping street.
In Russia's former imperial capital, Saint Petersburg, AFP reporters saw police surround small a group of protesters and detain them one-by-one, loading them onto a bus.
Protesters were chanting "No mobilisation!"
"Everyone is scared. I am for peace and I don't want to have to shoot. But coming out now is very dangerous, otherwise there would be many more people," said protester Vasily Fedorov, a student wearing a pacifist symbol on his chest.
"I came out to the rally planning to participate, but it looks like they've already arrested everyone. This regime has condemned itself and is destroying its youth," said Alexei, a 60-year-old resident who declined to give his last name.
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1968 ..... Deja vu all over again...................
At Least they did not stand outside the Capitol Building!
Russia 🇷🇺 wants to be great again. They could be without this war. Just look at it’s resources. I guess the corruption makes it another Mexico. Same with Ukraine. So why are we trying to sort things out while picking sides.
A time-tested headline targeted at liberal white woman that 60% of the time works every time.
Dozens at each protest (mostly).
Well that was an easy recruitment, a new group of 1000 volunteers just arrived! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
“’I’m scared’: Over 1,000 arrested at anti-mobilisation protests across Russia”
Wake me up when they’ve been in jail for 20 months, like our Jan 6th Trump supporters.
Russia is following America’s lead.
“I’m scared”....
Apparently, the US and Russia have some things in common within their societies: Wimps, snowflakes, etc.
“Anyone who says anything against the military, protests against NATO, or really, opposes the government from any direction, is immediately labeled ‘pro-Russian,’” the 26-year-old told Toward Freedom. “Anyone is bound to rat you out as a Russian spy if they disagree with you: Nationalists or even other ‘leftists,’ like anarchists or progressives. Most of the country has joined forces with the nationalists. SBU [Ukrainian Secret Service] will catch wind of a protest, a meeting, or an article, and they’ll speak to their friends in the ‘civil society,’ who will send armed nationalists to ‘handle’ you.”
He spoke of a close comrade from the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, who had made statements on Facebook before February 24 against NATO interference in Ukraine and in support of the Minsk Agreements. These are 7-year-old brokered cease-fire accords between the Ukrainian government and Donbass separatists, who had declared independence for two Ukrainian oblasts (states), Donetsk and Lugansk. Pavel said this person had gone into hiding in early March because nationalist groups had threatened their life. The person believed nationalists were still searching for them. Pavel and the person in hiding know of others who had disappeared in years prior.
Beyond this exchange, and a handful of correspondences on WhatsApp and Telegram, it has been next to impossible to find Ukrainian war resisters who had left the country to speak on the record. This is unsurprising given that one month ago, Zelensky issued a decree of martial law, banning most men ages 18 to 60 from leaving the country.”
‘Exclusive: Ukrainian Refuseniks On Why Many Won’t Fight for Ukraine’
https://towardfreedom.org/story/archives/europe/exclusive-ukrainian-refuseniks-on-why-many-wont-fight-for-ukraine/
Putin’s days are numbered.
Put them on a bus to Ukraine to be cannon fodder.
Some on FR would rather hand out cigsrs for draft dodgers.
60% of the time works every time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Does this mean that 40% of the time it DOESN’T work every time?
Get back to us when:
Ukraine has blasted several Russian cities inside internationally recognized Russian borders to rubble.
Ukraine has 30 million plus reservists in addition to a much larger military & military stockpile than Russia.
Ukraine has occupied approx. 1/5 of Russia.
Ukraine has threatened supporters of Russia with nukes.
I can continue but you are not worth it.
Bye.
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