Protestors in Bilbao, northern Spain, raising anti-NATO banners, as well as Russia, DPR and LPR flags.
Protesters in Bilbao underline that they are
against NATO's strategy, against military support for Kiev, and against the increase of EU countries' military budgets.
More than 2,000 people took to the streets of the northern Spanish city of Bilbao as part of a march in support of Russia, a representative of an anti-NATO movement told RIA Novosti
."Russia has been striving for peace since 2014. But the West leaves Russia no other choice. For this reason, we express our solidarity with Moscow," the representative said.
The protest was held on Saturday, with the demonstrators marching to the Bilbao mayoral building,
holding flags of Russia and the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics (DPR and LPR).
The protesters underlined that
they were against NATO's strategy, military support for Kiev, and the increase of EU countries' military budgets. They also called for the redistribution of these resources for social spending and support for the population due to rising prices for electricity, basic products, and services.
Earlier in March, Belgian media reported that the EU had developed a plan to stimulate the supply of NATO standard ammunition to Ukraine both in the short and long term and had prepared proposals to replenish the arsenals of the European armies through increased production and joint procurement.
The first part of the plan to
increase military supplies to Kiev involves an urgent dispatch of ammunition that is already in stockpiles. The second part envisages efforts to replenish the empty warehouses of the European armies. The plan could be approved at the upcoming EU summit at the end of March.
It is noteworthy that
similar rallies were also witnessed in several European countries such as Germany, France, Belgium, and the UK.
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Protests all over the Country against the Involvement of Bulgaria in the War in Ukraine
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They declared for peace and demanded that our country maintain protests all over the Country against the Involvement of Bulgaria in the War in Ukrainian neutrality, as well as that a referendum be held that would clearly state the position of the citizens on the war in Ukraine.
"No Bulgarian boys in the slaughterhouse!", "Eastern Front again!!! - they will pass without us..." read the posters of the protesters. There were many Bulgarian flags, as well as the Samara flag. Russian flags were also visible, reported the National Radio.
Ivan Radichev said he was at the protest because he wanted neutrality. "Bulgaria has enough resources - natural, fossil - to be an independent and free country in the Balkans", noted the protester, quoted by BGNES.
Miglena Yoncheva stated that she is at the protest because she is Bulgarian and a mother. "Because I still believe that there are enough people in Bulgaria who can unite and wish for peace, not war. I want a future for my children, who I don't want to run away, as the people of my generation ran away," she pointed out.
After the rally, the participants in the protest blocked part of the center of Sofia and "Tsar Osvoboditel" boulevard between the presidency and the parliament. From the presidency, the procession headed to the building of the National Assembly, and then to "Orlov" bridge.
The initiative is joint with seven other cities in our country, and the idea is to declare the people's will for peace, the organizers explained on social networks.
Rally-procession under the title "Bulgaria - a zone of peace!" and "No to war" also took place in our maritime capital Varna.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations, political parties and citizens gathered near the Municipality with posters: "Peace and neutrality". "We are for peace and neutrality of Bulgaria regarding the war in Ukraine," said one of the organizers of the rally - Georgi Velikov: "Bulgaria should be a zone of peace, as we have doubts that our rulers, for what reason is not clear to me, are most likely serving someone's interests, trying to bring the country into war. I do not approve of any war and do not consider , that by sending weapons, sending troops, the war will be resolved. This can be done through diplomacy, through negotiations, through talks. I think that this way."
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