
The Russian opposition movement "Vesna" announced on Sunday on February 27 the All -Russian anti -war action.
Activists of the movement offer all citizens of the country, outraged by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the war unleashed by the authorities, to go out at 16:00 local time on the central square of their cities under anti -war slogans.
“Say“ No ”to the war! Silent further is a crime. Right now, while you are reading this text, people are dying in Ukraine and we all know whose fault it is, ”the Telegram channel“ Spring ” says .
“Our government, which we did not choose with you, the beginning of a war that we did not want. We urge you to express your position! ”, - emphasizes in circulation.
The youth socio-political movement “Vesna” was created in St. Petersburg by former activists of a number of opposition parties, its supporters regularly participate in various opposition protests and often encounter persecutions by the authorities.
The last noticeable “performance” of activists was the “tea party”, arranged by them near the house in St. Petersburg, where Vladimir Putin once lived. In the final of the action, all participants fell from chairs to the ground, hinting at the poisoning of the politician Alexei Navalny, which occurred shortly before the action. On the participants of the performance, the police were instituted under Art. 7.1 Code of Administrative Offenses.