Hundreds protest in Paris against war in Ukraine

At least a thousand people took part in the demonstration organised in Paris against the war in Ukraine, against Vladimir Putin's policies and against the risk of Marine Le Pen winning the French elections. The demonstration, which was attended en masse by the Ukrainian community in Paris but not only, started on the Place de la République and ended on the Place de la Bastille. All along the route, the crowd of participants chanted anti-Putin, anti-war slogans and called far-right candidate Marine Le Pen an 'accomplice of Putin's war crimes'. Several public and political figures called for a vote for Emmanuel Macron to avoid the election of Le Pen whose policies are inspired by the most authoritarian regimes in Europe, from Putin to Orban. SOT One of the organisers of the march for Ukraine: For democracy and freedom in Europe, today Kiev is the capital of Europe! SOT Vadym Omelchenko, Ukrainian ambassador to France, at the Place de la Bastille, during the march against the invasion of Ukraine by Russia: I know many of you Ukrainians, who are here today in the square. You have just heard the list of atrocities that are being perpetrated in Ukraine today.