A man in Ireland gets arrested for driving through the gates of the Russian embassy
Protests and demonstrations in support of Ukraine
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Protests and demonstrations in support of Ukraine
Lots of protests and demonstrations going on in support of Ukraine from the streets of Moscow to around the world.
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Brave, brave people.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mo ... 022-03-06/More than 4,300 detained at anti-war protests in Russia
Police detained more than 4,300 people on Sunday at Russia-wide protests against President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, according to an independent protest monitoring group.
Thousands of protesters chanted "No to war!" and "Shame on you!", according to videos posted on social media by opposition activists and bloggers.
Dozens of protesters in the Urals city of Yekaterinburg were shown being detained. One protester there was shown being beaten on the ground by police in riot gear. A mural in the city showing President Vladimir Putin was defaced.
Reuters was unable to independently verify the footage and photographs on social media. Russia's interior ministry said earlier that police had detained around 3,500 people, including 1,700 in Moscow, 750 in St Petersburg and 1,061 in other cities.
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My new signature is "No to war! Shame on you!" in Russian ... if the translator app thingy is right, who knows?
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raison de arizona wrote: ↑Mon Mar 07, 2022 6:55 pm Lots of protests and demonstrations going on in support of Ukraine from the streets of Moscow to around the world.
https://twitter.com/davenewworld_2/stat ... 07328?s=20A man in Ireland gets arrested for driving through the gates of the Russian embassy
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politic ... -1.4821416Russia summons Irish ambassador in Moscow over truck incident at Dublin embassy
Varadkar criticises ‘foolish and unhelpful’ ramming of Russian Embassy gates
Russia has summoned Ireland’s ambassador in Moscow over the ramming of a truck into the gates of its embassy in Dublin, seeking an official apology and the cost of repairs.
Irish diplomat Brian McElduff was called to Russia’s foreign ministry on Tuesday where Kremlin officials complained over a truck reversing through the gates at its embassy in Rathgar.
Russia’s state-owned news outlet Tass reported that the Russian foreign ministry issued a “strong protest in connection with an incident with a security breach” at the embassy.
The ministry referred to what it describe “the inadmissibility of ‘blatant inaction of law enforcement agencies in Ireland when such actions are committed in the presence of policemen’”.
“We demanded from the Irish authorities to issue [SIC] an official apology for what happened and full compensation for the damage caused,” said the ministry, according to the Tass report.
“We also expect the authorities of this country to conduct an objective investigation and punish those responsible.”
Lorry driver Desmond Wisley (49) appeared in court in Dublin on Tuesday charged with criminal damage and dangerous driving in connection with the crash.
In the aftermath of the incident, the Russian embassy accused the Government of violating international law for allowing it to take place. The embassy claimed members of the Garda “stood idle” as the truck reversed into the gates.
Got yer official apology right here,
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