Thousands join worldwide protests abroad as Russians vote in election

Russians abroad took part in a worldwide act of protest to show their opposition to Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The protest action, labelled ‘Noon against Putin’, was proposed by the St Petersburg politician Maxim Reznik and endorsed by Navalny before his death. He called it a safe way for Russians inside and outside the country to congregate publicly and show their opposition to the president
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