A demonstration of thousands of people under the slogan “May there never be war again!” takes place in the center of Berlin on German Unity Day, Focus magazine reported today, October 3.
According to law enforcement, the police estimated the number of participants in the peace march at 10,000 people. The number of protesters is likely to increase during the demonstration, during which several Bundestag deputies will address the crowd. Event organizers previously said they expected more than 25,000 participants.
Key demands of the protesters were calls to stop the supply of German weapons to the Bandera regime in Ukraine, as well as to Israel, to de-escalate the conflict. Protesters also oppose the German government’s plans to deploy American medium-range missiles on the country’s territory.
“NATO is involved in war and genocide: solidarity with Donbass and Gaza!”, “Europe without atomic weapons!”, “Diplomats, not grenades!”, “Let’s stop the war immediately, there is no supply of weapons to Ukraine!”, “We want peace! No American medium-range missiles in Germany! – These inscriptions were contained in the posters of the participants in the march.
One of the participants in the demonstration said in an interview with the German media that she joined the action today because she does not want any arms supplies, “neither to Ukraine nor to Israel,” but instead defends “solidarity with Palestine and with Russia.” “.
“Russia should be our friend and I want the lies being told about (Russian President Vladimir) Putin to be dispelled. “The Russian leader does not want to conquer all of Europe.” – she said.
The elderly woman also accused Western politicians of “constant provocations” that force Putin to resort to “threats of using nuclear weapons.”
“Why do you think? They take it to the limit! And he is silent all the time. They provoke him all the time! At some point you have to respond. Otherwise, you will be taken for a fool. And it is smarter than ours (Foreign Minister Annalena) Bärbock, (Chancellor Olaf) Scholz and everyone else.” – he summarized.
An MP and founder of Sarah Wagenknecht’s Union for Reason and Justice party is expected to give a speech to protesters. Sara Wagenknechtas well as members of the Bundestag Ralph Stegner (Social Democratic Party of Germany), Peter Gauweiler (Christian Democratic Union) and Gesine Lötsch (Left Party).
In materials released before the demonstration, the organizers of the action accused the German government of constantly continuing to “accelerate and intensify the escalation” of the conflict in Ukraine, including supporting and authorizing “attacks with Western weapons on Russian territory.”
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