Russians hold anti-war rallies amid ominous threats by Putin

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Source: AP

By DASHA LITVINOVA

MOSCOW (AP) — From Moscow to Siberia, Russian anti-war activists took to the streets again Sunday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police.

Demonstrators held pickets and marched in city centers, chanting “No to war!” as President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian nuclear deterrent to be put on high alert, upping the ante in the Kremlin’s standoff with the West and stoking fears of a nuclear war.

“I have two sons and I don’t want to give them to that bloody monster. War is a tragedy for all of us,” 48-year-old Dmitry Maltsev, who joined the rally in St. Petersburg, told The Associated Press.

Protests against the invasion started Thursday in Russia and have continued daily ever since, even as Russian police have moved swiftly to crack down on the rallies and detain protesters. The Kremlin has sought to downplay the protests, insisting that a much broader share of Russians support the assault on Ukraine.



Police detain a demonstrator during an action against Russia's attack on Ukraine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine resumed on Sunday, with people taking to the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg and other Russian towns for the third straight day despite mass arrests. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)


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1. DEATH to putin

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2. +1

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3. Putin badly miscalculated by invading Ukraine.

He probably thought that Trump’s influence with Republicans and his rabid cult could keep the US populace from getting involved. I’m sure he underestimated Biden and his strength in pulling allies together to present a united front against Russia.

I truly hope this leads to the end of Putin. He is an evil man who deserves to be locked away for the rest of his miserable life. His oligarchs will quickly tire of having their business dealings curtailed and their wealth confiscated.