Protests Erupt Around the World After Russia Attacks Ukraine
People gathered from New York City to Warsaw to ‘Stand With Ukraine’
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Draped in Ukraine’s gold and blue flag, Maryana Kret joined hundreds of protesters marching through New York City on Thursday to support her home country after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion hours earlier. The majority of her family, she said, is still in Lviv, a city in western Ukraine. Kret’s father, who turns 70 in just a few days, is among them.
“When I asked him what he wanted for his birthday, he told me he wanted a bomb and a gun,” Kret said. If Russian troops reach Lviv, he doesn’t want to go down without a fight, she explained.