Pro-Russian protests took place in Germany and the Czech Republic

On Sunday, September 4, a rally and procession took place in Cologne demanding that the German authorities stop supporting Ukraine and lift sanctions against Russia.

The action gathered about 2,000 participants, mostly Russian-speaking, blogger Rustem Adagamov writes.

The organizer of the pro-Russian action, Elena Kolbasnikova, said that Germany is in chaos, and Russia is “protecting Russian-speaking people” in eastern Ukraine.

Near the venue of the pro-Russian rally were several dozen people with Ukrainian flags and anti-war posters.

On Saturday, September 3, in Prague, tens of thousands of people took to the anti-government demonstration, speaking out against high inflation caused by rising energy prices. According to police estimates, about 70,000 people took part in the action, reports Reuters.

The BBC Russian service reported that on Wenceslas Square in the center of Prague, among those gathered were far-right nationalists in T-shirts with Russian President Vladimir Putin, communists, covid-skeptics, but also well-known scientists. Many protesters came to Prague from other places.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala, commenting on the demonstration in Prague, said that the protest on Wenceslas Square was organized by “pro-Russian forces close to extremist positions”, whose interests are contrary to the interests of the Czech Republic, Meduza writes.

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