Hundreds of people in Madrid demand a peaceful solution to the war in Ukraine
Hundreds of people demonstrated this Saturday in Madrid in favor of peace in Ukraine and against Russian President Vladimir Putin and NATO, and demanded an end to the war by a “peaceful” way that does not contribute to “the ‘warmongering escalation’ which they say is promoted by both Russia and the Atlantic Alliance. Summoned by the People’s Assembly Against the War, which includes dozens of groups, organizations and unions such as the CGT, the CRT or the Contracorriente, the demonstrators marched from the Plaza de Callao to walk through the center of the capital. to the Department of Foreign Affairs, in a claim that falls on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, February 24, 2022, after years of military tension. During the demonstration, led by a banner bearing the message “No to war: Russian troops out of Ukraine, no to NATO intervention”, participants chanted slogans such as “Military budgets for schools and hospitals,” “Not even Putin or NATO; no to war” or “They are not progressives, they are militarists”, and they carried placards with slogans such as “Just peace” or “Death in war”.
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