Russia's silent majority has spoken against the Ukraine war. Hint, Freedom Caucus, back this war at your own peril of misreading Russian sentiment.

I have always admired Russian citizens as straight shooters. As the Freedom Caucus, Tucker Carson and Donald Trump have idealized autocrat PUTIN, the man in the street in Russia, as shown above, in a crowd, when allowed has already made his/her position clear. It is an abomination for Tucker Carlson, and his ilk to idealize Putin as a "defender " of Slavic social values, when in fact the man in the street, when able to has given a resounding "nyet" to this abomination of a war which is only to further Putin's wealth. Say no to victimization not only of Ukraine, but of ordinary Russians at the edge of this volcano.

https://www.businessinsider.com/massive-anti-war-protests-erupt-putin-hometown-st-petersburg-russia-2022-2

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Massive protests erupted in Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg as Russians voice opposition to war in Ukraine

Jake Epstein?4 hours ago

A demonstrator holding a placard reading "No to war" protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in central Saint Petersburg on February 24, 2022.?Photo by SERGEI MIKHAILICHENKO/AFP via Getty Images

• Massive protests erupted in Russian President Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg.
• Anti-war demonstrations came after Putin announced a Russian invasion of Ukraine on Thursday.
• Over 1,400 people have been detained in 51 cities — including the capital of Moscow.?

Massive protests erupted on Thursday in Russian President Vladimir Putin's hometown of St. Petersburg, as people voiced their opposition to the invasion of Ukraine.

Videos posted to Twitter show a sea of people gathered in a section of St. Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, chanting and holding signs to object to Russia's offensive in Ukraine.

NEXTA, a Belarusian media channel on the social network Telegram,?posted a video showing an enormous bloc of people outside what appeared to be a Russian government building with busses lining the street adjacent to the protest.

A photo posted to?Twitter?by Eilish Hart, a news editor at Russian outlet Meduza, showed a line of police in riot gear in the city's Palace Square.?

Russian government forces have threatened to arrest anti-war protesters, who took to the streets after Putin announced?military action against Ukraine?on Thursday.

Russia's Investigative Committee?warned citizens in a statement?not to take part in the "unauthorized" protests "associated with the tense foreign political situation."

As of 10 p.m. local time in St. Petersburg,?protest-monitoring media group OVD-Info?reported that over 1,400 people were detained in 51 cities — including the capital city of Moscow.

At least 378 of those individuals were detained in St. Petersburg, according to?OVD-Info.

Another video posted to?Twitter?by?NEXTA?shows police detaining several protesters.?

Putin was born in St. Petersburg — formerly called Leningrad — in 1952.?

This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

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FTR

I have always admired Russian citizens as straight shooters. As the Freedom Caucus, Tucker Carson and Donald Trump have idealized autocrat PUTIN, the man in the street in Russia, as shown above, in a crowd, when allowed has already made his/her position clear. It is an abomination for Tucker Carlson, and his ilk to idealize Putin as a "defender " of Slavic social values, when in fact the man in the street, when able to has given a resounding "nyet" to this abomination of a war which is only to further Putin's wealth. Say no to victimization not only of Ukraine, but of ordinary Russians at the edge of this volcano.

The Freedom Caucus, Tucker Carlson, and Donald Trump do NOT represent the Ordinary Russians whom know what this war is about. I.e. it is to ENRICH Vladimir PUTIN and no one else.

Andrew Beckwith, PhD