There seems to be dissatisfaction among people in Russia over President Vladimir Putinโs decision to invade neighbouring Ukraine.
Angry Russian citizens took to streets across the country, especially Moscow, in protest against Putinโs decision to invade Ukraine.
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Thousands of Russian people took to the streets in Moscow, chanting slogans โno warโ, following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces.
Over 1700 protestors have been arrested by the Russian security forces from across the country, most of them from Moscow.
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โIt takes a special kind of bravery to protest in Putinโs Russia – especially on the day he sends his country to war,โ said James Longman, foreign correspondent of ABC News.ย
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Meanwhile, Russia’s interior ministry has asked its citizens to โrefrain from unsanctioned protestsโ or they will be โarrested and brought to responsibilityโ.
Interesting the Russian interior ministry has cited โcoronavirus restrictions, including on public eventsโ as a reason to not come out on streets for protests.