From Tokyo to New York, thousands protest against invasion of Ukraine


  • World
  • Friday, 25 Feb 2022

People take part in a protest against Russia's military operation in Ukraine, outside the Russian Mission to the United Nations in New York City, U.S., February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

(Reuters) - Protesters turned out on public squares and outside Russian embassies in cities from Tokyo to Tel Aviv and New York on Thursday to denounce the invasion of Ukraine -- while more than a thousand who tried to do the same in Russia were arrested.

The earliest known protest occurred outside Russia's embassy in Washington around 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT) on Thursday, only three hours after President Vladimir Putin said he had launched his military operation.

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