BERLIN — Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather today in cities across Europe to protest against the ongoing war in Ukraine, with small rallies taking place in Russia as well despite a crackdown by authorities against such demonstrations.
Trade unions called a protest in Berlin where sunny weather was expected to boost the turnout. Organizers plan to march from the city’s Alexanderplatz — a large square named after Russian Tsar Alexander I — to a site near the Brandenburg Gate.
Many participants carry flags in the blue and yellow colors of Ukraine, while others carried banners reading “Stop the War” and “Peace and Solidarity for the people in Ukraine.”
Protests are also planned in Warsaw, London, Madrid, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Stuttgart.
In Russia, where protests against the war in Ukraine have typically met with a heavy police response, rights group OVD-Info says more than 200 people have been detained in 23 cities as of early afternoon Moscow time.
Russian police officers detain a man during a protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in Manezhnaya Square in central Moscow on March 13, 2022. (AFP)
Meanwhile, Ukrainian nationals in Taiwan and supporters staged a march today in Taipei to protest the Russian invasion.
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