Demonstrators in Kyiv fly the blue and gold flag of Kazakhstan, where Russian troops have been sent to quell riots.
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- Demonstrators in Kyiv and Kharkov fly the blue and gold flag of Kazakhstan, where Russian troops have been sent to quell riots.
- Kyiv, Ukraine – With their country’s fate being discussed at this week’s US-Russia talks, Ukrainians took to the streets over the weekend to defend their independence and champion an additional cause – that of Kazakhstan’s protests.
- On Sunday, demonstrators in Kyiv and Kharkov, Ukraine’s second largest city, held signs that read “Say no to Putin” and flew Kazakhstan flags alongside Ukrainian ones.
- Motivated more by their own hopes to defy Putin than in sharing a common cause with the protests, Ukrainians also urged resistance.
- We call on the West not to accept a Putin ultimatum,” she said, referring to this week’s talks over a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.