First Athens, now Moscow. This is the second time the people have come out.
The Russian people have spoken
In them meantime in Moscow there was a "anti-Maidan" demonstration planned for 10,000 people. 35,000-50,000 showed up to say "we will not forget, we will not forgive" and "no Maidan in Russia". This anti-Maidan movement which was just formed very recently has a very bright political future because after watching the horrors right across their border and accepting close to a million refugees from the Ukraine, the vast majority of Russians want nothing to do with a Maidan-like event in Russia. Combine that with the still 80%+ popularity of Putin in spite of western sanctions, and you will see that Russia is safe from the kind of events which happened in Kiev a year ago.
The
virus which killed the Ukraine will act as a vaccine for Russia.
---the Saker
40,000 take to Moscow streets in ‘Anti-Maidan’ demo
Up
to 40,000 people have joined a so-called “Anti-Maidan” demo to
mark the first anniversary of the bloody events during the Ukrainian
coup on Kiev’s Independence Square, Russian police reported on
Saturday.
RT,
21 February, 2015
The
40,000-strong march against violence and revolutions, organized by
the “Anti-Maidan” movement in the center of the Russian capital
has been approved by local authorities, Moscow police said in a
statement.
“The
number of participants was declared as not exceeding 10,000 people,
but currently it is already far higher than stated before,” said
Aleksey Mayorov, the head of the city’s police department,
according to RIA-Novosti.
The
march had a slogan: “A year since Maidan. We won’t forget, we
won’t forgive!” The banners people were carrying read: “No to
Maidan – no to war”, “Russia against Maidan”, “Maidan is
deceit”. According to its organizers, the rally numbered 50,000
people.
Aleksandr
Zaldostanov, the leader of Russian motorcycle club “The Night
Wolves”, said: “When the mobilization of Russia’s enemies takes
place, I call to rally round Russia’s president,” TASS reported.
The
“Anti-Maidan” movement was founded this January in Moscow by a
group of social activists to counter what they believe could pose a
threat to Russia. Its main goal is to prevent so-called “color
revolutions” in the country.
People
attend an "Anti-Maidan" rally to protest against the 2014
Kiev uprising, which ousted President Viktor Yanukovich, in Moscow
February 21, 2015 (Reuters / Sergey Karpukhin)People attend an
"Anti-Maidan" rally to protest against the 2014 Kiev
uprising, which ousted President Viktor Yanukovich, in Moscow
February 21, 2015 (Reuters / Sergey Karpukhin)
Last
February, central Kiev saw several days of bloody clashes between
rioters and the police at the ‘EuroMaidan’ rallies, where
approximately 100 people were killed on a single day – February 20,
2014.
Events
led to then-President Viktor Yanukovich fleeing the country and the
opposition forming a new government. In April, the new Kiev
authorities started an anti-terrorist operation against breakaway
regions in eastern Ukraine, who didn’t recognize the coup-imposed
authorities in Ukraine. According to the latest UN estimates, the
resulting civil war has claimed the lives of at least 5,600 people
The BBC take -
Ukrainecrisis: Moscow rally against 'coup' one year on
The Guardian does not even try to be even-handed
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