Police in Russia have arrested more than 2,000 anti-war protesters across the country, an independent monitor said, on the fourth day of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine that took many Russians by surprise.
OVD-Info, which has documented crackdowns on Russia’s opposition for years, said 2,114 protesters were arrested on Sunday.
At a meeting with his top officials, Russian president ordered the defence minister and the chief of the military’s general staff to put the nuclear deterrent forces in a “special regime of combat duty”.
Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith reports from the Russian capital, Moscow.
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#UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #Moscow
No freedom of speech
No right to lawful gatherings
Putin needs to go
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Good bless all Ukraines i hope to will be settled peacefully prayers from Bangladesh.
Like to see BLM in Russia
The only way to keep people from arguing against anything is to suppress them.
Not saying I agree with this but that is how it is.
Literally dishonouring a WW2 monument, good job Putin fanboys, you people have learned absolutely nothing in 80 years.
SO what is Putin going to do with these Russian prisoners of WAR ❓🤔💭 Hmmmm ❓ Are they his political enemy now ❓
Start setting the cops on fire and they will stop the arrests.
That’s it? The russian people need to revolt in mass numbers againt the elite criminals in power !
Very sad for both countries. Hope more Russians will understand that they send their own sons and husbands on a possible deathrow just because of some botox-injected lunatic. He couldnt care less for all the deaths of us normal citizens. Hes destroying not only Ukraine but your Russian country as well. Stay strong, protest and overthrow that garbage.
slava ukraini!
slava ukraini! slava ukraini! slava ukraini! slava ukraini! slava ukraini! slava ukraini!
Unfriendly lol……we not invading another country butchering innocent woman and children
No difference between them and Canada
Shout out to them for protesting, but it’s time for the Russian people to start rioting and beating up their own police, and riot into Moscow, and hunt down Putin
At least a few Russians prefer peace and democracy.
It’s so brave to go out on the street to protest in a political climate like Russia. My heart goes out to them and hope they’ll not be harmed!
Russian police deserve a molotov right in the head
Protest peacefully in North America and you can get put in jail, prison, have your bank account frozen and have your personal information circulated on the internet. Every government is evil.
To the Russian authorities reading this, your government is finished.
India troops on the way destroy Russia
I would never dare to say that war hurts us, russian people, more than Ukraine, but it does affect us and not just in moral or ethical sense. Putin destroys his own country and it’s citizens. Why? We endured your reign. We endured stable fall of economy. There was not enough protests to ever affect your leadership. Now, there will be – sadly way too late.
the poor girl being dragged by the police and the civillians…
Протестующие внутри России, мы слышим вас и видим ваше мужество.
Protesters inside Russia, we hear you and see your courage.
Put them in jails these muthafuckaa ..
They r not Russians
This is the European part of Russia 🇷🇺
Russian citizens from Far East Federal districts
Siberia federal district , Ural federal district which is in the Asian part of Russia 🇷🇺
are supporting Putin and Russian army
Just a horrible situation all around, my prayers have been for peace for both Russia and Ukraine and now seeing Russian protesters, just hurts my heart knowing they could be treated badly going against their government. My prayers go to bother Ukraine and Russian soldiers, that there is no more bloodshed and that they can return to their families and for these brave protestors that they remain safe and unharmed. For everyone affected, and for all those who lost their lives durning this war. My heart is saddened for the people of Ukraine and Russia, I pray for peace between both governments. God please wrap your loving arms around everyone that is affected by this war and touch the hearts of those who mean harm. May these 2 countries live in peace with each other. In Jesus name I pray amen.
Putin and putin’s gyang attack in ukrain. not russia attack in ukraine.
It’s over 6.5k now . . . but that won’t stop the truth from winning.
The protesters are far braver than Putin and Zelensky is twice the man that Putin is!
Putin would rather start a nuclear war, than step down and face “The Hague” like a man!
In Putin’s Russia, one cannot say nor chant ‘No to War.’ The riot police will take you away in a van. So, will your family will know you’ve been a guest of Putin’s secret police when you don’t come back home again?
Better if US/NATO or other countries like Israel give Ukraine an AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM since they are bombarded daily with barrage of missiles by the evil Russian forces.. IRON DOME, PATRIOT PAC3, or THAAD are much better than any other weapons for Ukrainians to neutralize missiles that are coming in.. if not, Ukraine’s cities will become like ALEPPO in Syria.. HELP UKRAINE with AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM now✊✊✊
Keep going, russians!!!
2000 protestors dont represent 100million Russians! Ukraine is being liberated and they are happy for them!lol
What makes you think that?
He thrills himself on mass murder. A pulse rush.
He likes it.
23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it.
24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Mark 14:23-24
Russian people protest against war not against Mr Putin. Mr Putin is good leader he doesn’t wants war. Why everyone believes in Ukrainian.
Atleast Russia is only arresting them. Anyone who protested against the maidan protests was killed by the Ukrainian fascists
Wait what?
Tame , compared to what happened to the freedom convoy in Ottawa Canada. Tame compared to the protest in Melbourne Australia, the rubber bullets were out straight away .
Tame compared to the freedom convoy in Canberra Australia. They were hit with military grade sonic weapon.
Russian police are nice.
Russia is tereorist State
If putin gets killed, a lot of lives can be saved.
Yes it is so sweet
But zolanske staying at lohanske donbas now also cremia with tortured pattern
Who are protesting
So not with ukreine also who loves russian people to getting all types of tortured
All are so vast mentality
Positive hope is must for Russia
Ukrein are NATO now
Anti russia propaganda fulfills is goals of ukreine
All are likes NATO it is the best union
War is compulsory for Russia
Unless russian are Minimise from Russia
War not good but NATO also ambitious
So built-up a Union with Russian friend circle
Lohanske donbas ❤️ to Russia really ❤️ possible for those people
War not good anti russia propaganda also increases
So minimise it all and makes Friends neighborhood anti russia mentality countries first
Why Russia hasn’t learned any lessons from the American on how to fight an aggression war? Shoot first question later? Shoot anything that moves? Dropped bombsss on wedding parties? Dropped bommbs on funeral gatherings? Killed the whole family? Leveled anything everything before troops move in?
Русскому народу не нужна война. Мне стыдно за своё правительство и всех, кто на его стороне…
These demonstration will only grow in strength as the Russian people start to feel the repercussions of their leader’s unprovoked aggression against their cousins next door. Putin has seriously under-estimated the world’s reaction to this treacherous act.
See there wil be always some people who will protest against govt at some decisions n it hpns in every country at Times but it doesn’t mean whole Russia is against Putin that is not possible
This is what happens when people are using Facebook and Instagram as real news . They get confused and don’t know the truth.
It’s the plan of the West.
and what can do with me with 130 kg muscules i need only one bomb around me and i will go with them
Keep fighting keep protesting you go to jail but Ukrainian dies if you don’t try
Make no mistanke .. This is a War between democracy vs regime rule ! Ukraine has choses the West and freedom . But Russia cannot handle loosing YET another former slave State to the West !
Protest putin’s war, disappear by secret police
Fight the police back…they are protecting some terrorists
what an embarrassment to arrest someone simply for protesting/disagreeing with their government. Hard to imagine this still exists in society today.
Calling russian police to arrest Putin instead of the peace loving russian citizens. You have all the legal and moral obligation and right to arrest Putin because he is murdering innocent civilians. Go and be the hero of your own country and the world.
Rusi stanite uz vaseg predsednika ovo je rat da vas razbiju iznutra ovo rat za energente ovo rat SAD preko ledj a evrope da slome rusiju ukrajinci i njihova vlast je to prihvatila primali su novac i od Sadi od nemacke da rade to budite sada slozni bice tesko a i Evropa nece proci dobro i oni ce platiti cenu za ameriku Amerika i zapad su zlo
Virus Ernha27nuh2020 tawan semua polisi Rusia.
SEGERAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kenapa kamu tahan ?? Anaknya mati berperang. Coba anak kamu yang mati??
Try fighting not protesting take up arms.
Power to the people 💪
Wait now, is this in Ottawa or Russia, Oh it must be Russia, they are not using batons, tear gas or automatic weapons to suppress it’s citizens. For those that aren’t aware, that was sarcasm for the way Trudeau handled the freedom protestors. My heart goes out to Ukrainian’s and innocent people of Russia. May you prosper and live peacefully in the days to come.
same to you russian 📢
I don’t hold the Russian people responsible for the actions of a madman. They’re some of the bravest people on earth for facing that kind of treatment and still filling the streets. What sucks is he’s gonna tank their economy with his stupidity. He won’t suffer…they will.
American propaganda and its servants began the assault on those who empathize with human suffering during the war by publishing fakes (see the case of the Romanian TV channel Antena 3 which broadcast images of a Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian anti-aircraft, disavowed images by REUTERS and AFP news agencies, which said they were images from the Arma3 video game and the 56 Chechen tanks shot down by the Ukrainian army, which were in fact images from the Russian-Chechen war). European state, without the approval of the UN Security Council on the very day of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, in a worldly defiance of the lowest order! Forget the same American “Democrats” that they laughed at Iraq on the map only on false allegations that they had nuclear weapons, which turned out to be a heinous lie! They forgot to take charge of the Taliban and Somalis, leaving $ 85 billion worth of weapons in Afghanistan. Forget the same Americans that 10 days after the WorldTradeCenter attack, the CIA removed the entire Bin Laden family from the United States. Shall I tell you about US donkeys and manipulations? How do they defend justice but at home racism (see the slavery of the southern states and the Black Lives Matter movement today) is state policy and how they decimated their Indian population by forcing it into reservations. Shall I tell you about Libya, Somalia, the Arab countries, etc.?
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I hate that it takes a war for the Russian people to finally rise up.
Respect for you all for standing up no one wants war 👍
Russian ‘democracy’..
Russias a dictatorship. ..vlad and his kgb are corrupt kleptocrats..
*cough*cough* Canada *cough*cough*
Respect for thos Russians
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Next thing: They ban yellow and blue flowers.
🇩🇪❤️🇺🇦🇷🇺 gegen Putin 🤮
Bomb the Kremlin and kill everyone inside
Down with the tyrant scum!
So much for Covid!
White s u p r e m a c i s t s belong to the electric chair; not jail.
uraaaa!!!! 🇷🇺 HIDUP TUN MAHATHIR 🇲🇾 uraaaa!!!! 🇷🇺 HIDUP TUN MAHATHIR 🇲🇾 uraaaa!!!! 🇷🇺 HIDUP TUN MAHATHIR 🇲🇾 uraaaa!!!! 🇷🇺 HIDUP TUN MAHATHIR 🇲🇾 uraaaa!!!! 🇷🇺
Putin is crazy!!!!! He is sick!!! This is not normal. Psychopatic! Hè have no feelings of emotions. He is not Social. He lies about a lot.
Human rights violation .
What happens to these brave russia citizens after putin’s thugs arrest them?
We must cry out !!
Respect to the protesters !!
That worker removing the flowers, thinking “That’s odd. So many flowers on the tomb for Kyiv. I wonder why that is? Anywho…”
This lie, this tragedy is too colossal to hide. Eventually Russians have to wake up and see what has happened to their children.
The Russian people are strong and proud. Government pushes, they’ll push back. Nobody wants a war, except for 1 madman. After everything he’s done for Russia in the past, this will be the legacy he leaves behind. This will be the Putin history remembers.
какой же, сука, абсурд. людей задерживают за то, что они ПРОТИВ ВОЙНЫ, против смертей, против бессмысленных жертв. это ужасно. всем украинским гражданам выражаю свою поддержку и приношу извинения за отвратительные действия со стороны российских властей. нам всем сейчас надо сплотиться как никогда, нам необходимо выстоять против этой позорной, разрушительной политики.
No To War!
Putin will kill the Russian people later. Scary person. As expected, physiognomy is science😰