Saturday, March 15, 2014

Dueling Moscow Rallies On Ukraine Draws Thousands From Both Sides



Ukraine Crisis: Moscow Rally Opposes Crimea Intervention -- BBC

Thousands of people are attending a rally in the Russian capital Moscow to oppose its intervention in Ukraine, a day before Crimeans vote on whether to secede and join Russia.

Holding Russian and Ukrainian flags, they shouted: "The occupation of Crimea is Russia's disgrace." A smaller pro-Moscow rally was being held elsewhere.

Moscow supports the vote, which Ukraine and the West have dismissed as illegal.

Kiev says Russian "provocateurs" are behind clashes in eastern Ukraine.

Three people have died in pro- and anti-Moscow rallies in the cities of Donetsk and Kharkiv with sides blaming each other.

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More News On Today's Dueling Moscow Rallies On Ukraine

50,000 rally in Moscow against Russian 'occupation' of Crimea -- France 24/AFP
Dueling Moscow Rallies on Crimea Draw Thousands as Russians Torn -- Bloomberg
Thousands In Moscow Protest Crimea Military Action: Reports -- Huffington Post
Russians Rally Against Invasion Of Ukraine -- Time
Ukraine crisis: Russians opposed to Putin -- BBC
Protesters Detained at Anti-War Rally in Moscow -- RIA Novosti

My Comment: The anti-war rally in Moscow was huge. Thanks to social media .... many showed up .... surprising even me. Unfortunately .... this is not going to change the situation in the Kremlin or in Ukraine.

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