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Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
Protesters use symbolic props and signs to pressure the embassy and keep attention on Russia’s war in Ukraine, with daily pickets continuing for 4.5 years.
- For four and a half years, a dedicated group has rallied outside the Embassy of Russia in Ottawa every weekday to support Ukraine and chide embassy staff about the ongoing conflict.
- Protesters use symbolic props like plastic pink flamingos, representing Ukrainian-made missiles, to maintain public focus on the war and express displeasure with the Russian government.
- Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, countries receiving diplomats must protect embassy premises; the UN's international law library notes courts must define "the balance to be struck between protecting the dignity of embassy premises and permitting effective exercise of human rights."
- Tensions occasionally surface as embassy staff, some wearing MAGA hats, reportedly yell "51st state!" at demonstrators; yet participants maintain positive exchanges with the Ottawa Police liaison officer overseeing security.
- PhD student Angela Kalyta participates to show "the Russian embassy that Canada is not getting tired" of supporting Ukraine, believing Canadians would act if they fully understood Russia's actions.
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Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Standing outside Russia's embassy in Ottawa, retiree Karen Niven-Wigston is decked out in yellow and blue, holding a pink plastic flamingo as a sign of support for Ukraine.
·Toronto, Canada
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Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution72% Left
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