Protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine

There were protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in many places.

 Russia 
1,700 Russians in 53 Russian cities have been arrested arrested by police for protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 24 February, Russia said to not make any "unsanctioned" protest. Authorities said that they would get arrested for protesting against the war. Over 60 Russian activists and journalist have been arrested.

Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace Prize winner said that the Novaya Gazeta newspaper would be in both Ukrainian and Russian. A lot of journalists signed a document saying that Ukraine wouldn't hurt Russia. The document also asked Russian citizens "to say no to this war."

Russian leader Alexei Navalny disliked the attack on Ukraine. He called the people who started the war "bandits and thieves."

On 24 February, Lev Ponomaryov made a petition to protest the invasion. It got 289,000 signatures by the end of the day. 

 Outside Russia 
There have been many protests in Russia's embassies and consulates. These include:

 Armenia
 Azerbaijan
 Belgium
 Bulgaria
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Canada
 Chile
 Croatia
 Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Estonia
 Finland
 France
 Georgia
 Greece
 Hungary
 Iceland
 Ireland
 Israel
 Kazakhstan
 Kosovo
 Kyrgyzstan
 Latvia
 Lebanon
 Lithuania
 Mexico
 Moldova
 Montenegro
 Netherlands
 New Zealand
 Norway. The former mayor of Sør-Varanger (municipality), gave back the friendship medal that he got from Putin. https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/L5gLx4/russlands-ambassade-beklager-retur-av-putin-medalje. VG.no. Retrieved March 4, 2022. "... Rune Rafaelsen"  On 8 March, the local council where the Embassy of Russia is located, is scheduled to vote on a proposal to change the name of a stretch of road where the embassy is located - proposed name: "Ukraine Street".https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/russlands-ambassade-kan-fa-ny-adresse-i-ukrainas-gate/s/12-95-3424252608. Nettavisen.no
 Poland
 Portugal
 Romania
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Spain
 Taiwan
 Thailand
 United Kingdom
 United States

Protests were also done in Istanbul, Luxembourg City, Sydney, Tokyo and Vienna. In Valencia, Venezuela, many students held a protest.

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 Related pages 
Anti-war movement
Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
 References 

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