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People attend a demonstration supporting a ‘Manifesto for Peace’ in Berlin, Saturday, Germany, February 25, 2023
THOUSANDS of people protested in Berlin on Saturday to condemn Germany’s supply of arms to Ukraine and call for peace talks to end the year-long war.
Organisers claimed that around 50,000 people took part in the protest at Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, although police put the number at about 13,000.
The organisers were criticised by some before the protest for supposedly downplaying Ukraine’s right to defend its territory from Russian aggression and failing to distance themselves from political extremists on the far right and far left, where pro-Russia views are common.
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