Russians don't seem to want Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine, either.
For the fourth day in a row, crowds took to the streets of more than 40 of Russia's biggest cities and faced police in riot gear as they protested the invasion of neighboring Ukraine. Demonstrations were reported in Moscow, Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg, and as far north as Siberia. The protests came despite a social media blackout and threats from the government to imprison"traitors" who aid or support Ukraine.
In Moscow, some protesters carried handwritten signs with peace symbols and anti-war slogans in Russian and Ukrainian. Some wore masks with the word"Enough" scrawled on them.The protests are sure to be an embarrassment for Putin, who appears to be blindsided by the difficulty his troops are having in seizing Kyiv and bringing the much smaller Ukraine to heel. Putin has also seen pushback from members of the Duma, Russia's Parliament.
At least 1675 people have been detained today at anti-war protests all over Russia. At least 919 of them — in Moscow pic.twitter.com/lhloKzJNSo
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