it’s five in the afternoon Moscow. At that time a manifestation In the heart of the Russian capital. A massive police apparatus awaited to stop any attempt at protest. path to cut and numerous detachments of security agents patrolled There were several police vans in the vicinity waiting to take anyone needed. Only a few dozen people passed through the area. Russian riot police OMON put them all in police vans.
Some even claimed that they did not know what had happened while they were being taken away and just passed by. Some people even came to ask the journalists who were there to find out. what was going on Chystie is at Prudy Blvd. A young woman, one of the few who dared to raise her voice before being arrested, managed to shout “we are not cannon fodder” several times before being arrested by a large crowd. riot gear.
Natalya, missing a leg in a wheelchair, was the only one wearing it. banner“Do you want to be like me?” The police surrounded him, but in the end he just remove banner in front of all available journalists. He admitted to EL PERIÓDICO that he was “afraid of being arrested”. But it was necessary to do it (protest),” he added.
Just getting close to the area gave the feeling that something was going on. On the same subway platform, the police asked the men who came to get their passports if they were on the list. reservists. Just outside the subway, more agents demanded passports of all departing men.
“Votes” in Donbass
Meanwhile, in the occupied eastern and southern parts of Ukraine, vote It will run until September 27. The Kremlin wants to legitimize its activities through them. annexation Ukrainian territory.
Ukrainian civilians residing in these areas denounced that the security forces forced them to vote, or even came to seek them in their homes so that they would not evade their responsibilities. Russian soldiers accompany the officials collecting votes at home.
american president Joe Biden He stated that these referendums were “a nonsense, a false excuse to try to forcibly annex parts of Ukraine in clear violation of international law”. Criticism came even from Beijing—more indirect than the Americans. Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang YiHe said at the UN General Assembly last Friday that “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected”.