Putin making a ‘very dangerous nuclear gamble’, says EU
Vladimir Putin is making a “very dangerous nuclear gamble” and must “stop such reckless behaviour”, an EU executive has warned.
European Commission spokesperson Peter Stano added that the “sham, illegal referenda” planned in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia this weekend would not be recognised.
Stano told reporters:
Putin is doing a nuclear gamble. He’s using the nuclear element as part of his arsenal of terror, it’s unacceptable.
EU member states have held discussions on how to respond to the latest developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine, he continued, warning Moscow that there would be “consequences from our part”.
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At least 109 protesters have been detained across the country so far, according to the independent OVD-Info police monitor.
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In the Siberian city of Irkutsk, at least 10 of 60 protesters who gathered at a central square were detained, according to local activists, the Moscow Times reports.
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In Russia’s third-largest city Novosibirsk, video published to social media showed a protester shouting “I don’t want to die for Putin or for you!”
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From the Wall Street Journal’s Matthew Luxmoore:
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In Russia’s Krasnoyarsk, groups of anti-war activists are walking the central street holding up their smartphones with torches on. About the most radical form of protest most Russians allow themselves these days pic.twitter.com/B14ORiYCVk
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) September 21, 2022
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Sure enough, it’s not long before they’re detained. “We’re all citizens of Russia, what makes you special?” they say to the police. pic.twitter.com/piivtRdKov
— Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) September 21, 2022
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