Russians ‘forced’ to attend Putin’s packed pro-war rally
Russians have revealed they were forced to cram into a packed Moscow stadium for a pro-war rally on Friday to listen to President Vladimir Putin insist the Kremlin would prevail in Ukraine.
In stunning scenes, tens of thousands of people could be seen cheering and waving Russian flags inside Luzhniki Stadium as Putin took to the stage in a rare public appearance amid the war.
But some of those inside the stadium, including many public sector workers, told BBC News that they were pressured into going by their employers.
“I’ll be here for a while and then I’ll leave … I think most people here don’t support the war. I don’t,” said one man who worked for Moscow’s metro transit system.
A group of teachers admitted they were forced to attend, while students said they were given the day off from lectures if they agreed to attend a “concert.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...ed-to-attend-putins-packed-pro-war-rally/amp/
Russians have revealed they were forced to cram into a packed Moscow stadium for a pro-war rally on Friday to listen to President Vladimir Putin insist the Kremlin would prevail in Ukraine.
In stunning scenes, tens of thousands of people could be seen cheering and waving Russian flags inside Luzhniki Stadium as Putin took to the stage in a rare public appearance amid the war.
But some of those inside the stadium, including many public sector workers, told BBC News that they were pressured into going by their employers.
“I’ll be here for a while and then I’ll leave … I think most people here don’t support the war. I don’t,” said one man who worked for Moscow’s metro transit system.
A group of teachers admitted they were forced to attend, while students said they were given the day off from lectures if they agreed to attend a “concert.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/nypost...ed-to-attend-putins-packed-pro-war-rally/amp/
