INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
flags, pro-Ukrainian banners and anti-Putin signs.Some 30,000 demonstrators gathered outside parliament for a rally held in solidarity with
Ukraine and in support of Georgia's EU membership, according to AFP.Crowds chanted "Glory to Ukraine!" after Georgian and Ukrainian anthems
were sung at the demonstration."We, citizens of Georgia, political parties, civil society and Ukrainians living here unite today in
activists, said in a statement.Among those in attendance were some of the tens of thousands of Russians who have fled to this South Caucasus
nation in the past year in opposition to the invasion or out of fear of being sent to the frontlines.For Georgians, the Russian invasion of
We hope that Ukraine will win soon
myself with Russia and will always do so because it is my homeland
But I can't accept people who support the war
as European capitals including London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki, Riga, Vilnius and Tallinn.Demonstrations were also seen in Istanbul, Tel
Aviv and Yerevan, cities that have been major hubs for Russians fleeing political persecution and mobilization over the past year.In Central
Five of the attendees were detained for hours before the event while laying flowers at a peace monument sculpted by a Ukrainian artist.Back
