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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, protesters have rallied outside the Embassy of Russia in Ottawa every weekday to support Ukraine and chide embassy staff.
- Protesters use symbolic props like plastic pink flamingos representing Ukrainian-made missiles to maintain focus on the war and express displeasure with the Russian government.
- Embassy staff, some wearing MAGA hats after President Donald Trump returned to the White House, reportedly yell "51st state!" at demonstrators during lunch-hour protests.
- Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, countries must protect embassy premises while courts define the balance between diplomatic dignity and the right to demonstrate, scholar Eileen Denza notes.
- PhD student Angela Kalyta participates to show "Canada is not getting tired," believing that if Canadians understood Russia's actions, they would act to help Ukraine.
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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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