Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) walks with Armenian President Serge Sarksyan after arriving in the Armenian city of Gyumri December 2, 2013. REUTERS/Aleksey Nikolskyi/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
YEREVAN (Reuters) - Hundreds of people marched through the capital of Armenia on Monday to denounce visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin and protest against plans to join a Moscow-led customs union.
Some of the estimated crowd of 500 in central Yerevan held up banners declaring "Putin, go home" or "No to the USSR", a reference to the Russian leader's efforts to bind former Soviet republics together more closely in economic and security alliances.
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