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50,000 rally in Moscow against Crimea intervention
AFP ^ | 3/15/2014 | Huw Griffith

Posted on 03/15/2014 9:53:41 AM PDT by FreeReign

Moscow — Around 50,000 people rallied in central Moscow Saturday in protest at Russia's intervention in Ukraine, a day before the Crimean peninsula votes on switching to Kremlin rule.

Waving both Ukrainian and Russian flags and shouting slogans heard during the anti-government protests in Kiev, the demonstrators urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to pull troops back from a Cold War-style confrontation.

Marchers carried placards reading "Putin, get out of Ukraine" and others comparing Russia's move on Crimea with the Nazi annexation of the Sudetenland as Europe rushed headlong into World War II.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; crimeacrisis; russia; russiademonstrations; ukraine; ukrainecrisis; viktoryanukovich; yuliatymoshenko
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To: FreeReign
Yes, I live in Krasnodar Krai. I have yet to meet anyone who is anti-Ukranian, or is chomping at the bit to invade Ukraine.

When you raise the issue of Crimea, the usual comment is: That WAS part of Russia until Khrushchev gave it away...

41 posted on 03/16/2014 8:55:12 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob (They are called "Liberals" because the word "parasite" was already taken.)
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To: himno hero

.... Yes, a pussy riot will do indeed. Maybe Putin plans on nuking San Francisco to make these losers feel like they are martyrs who will blame Bush and Christians instead. What a campaign language for sheeples. It has worked so far.


42 posted on 03/16/2014 6:59:12 PM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Bingo.


43 posted on 03/16/2014 9:30:09 PM PDT by ReformationFan
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To: elhombrelibre; All

With those fears, 50,000 is respectible numbe.


44 posted on 03/17/2014 12:59:12 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: Herodes

Coming soon to a theater near you: Kool Aide, the documentary (a film by my friend Joey..showing govt absurdity & corruption in NYC...a comedy)


45 posted on 03/17/2014 1:54:34 AM PDT by ResisTyr ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God " ~Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Navy Patriot

“The Franco Islamic EU view of the news.”

AFP makes Reuters look objective and fair balanced.


46 posted on 03/17/2014 8:59:46 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Too bad Obama does not take OUR borders as seriously as he does the Ukraine!)
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