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Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
Protesters use symbolic props and signs to pressure the embassy and keep attention on Russia’s war in Ukraine, with daily pickets continuing for 4.5 years.
- For four and a half years, a dedicated group has rallied outside the Embassy of Russia in Ottawa every weekday to support Ukraine and chide embassy staff, maintaining public focus on the ongoing conflict.
- Protesters use symbolic props, such as plastic pink flamingos representing Ukrainian-made missiles, to signal their support for Ukraine and maintain public awareness of the war as global attention wanes.
- PhD student Angela Kalyta participates in the protests "to show the Russian embassy that Canada is not getting tired" of the war effort, believing that Canadians would act if they understood Russia's actions.
- Tensions occasionally surface as embassy staff, some wearing MAGA hats, reportedly yell "51st state!" at demonstrators; however, participants maintain positive exchanges with the Ottawa Police liaison officer overseeing security.
- Under the 1961 Vienna Convention, countries receiving diplomats must protect embassy premises, though the UN's international law library notes courts must define "the balance to be struck between protecting the dignity of embassy premises and permitting effective exercise of human rights to demonstrate and to speak freely," per scholar Eileen Denza.
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In front of the Russian Embassy in Ottawa, Karen Niven-Wigston, a retired woman, is dressed in yellow and blue and holds a plastic pink flamingo as a sign of support for Ukraine.
·Montreal, Canada
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Russian embassy protesters keep daily picket, 4.5 years into Ukraine invasion
OTTAWA - Standing outside Russia's embassy in Ottawa, retiree Karen Niven-Wigston is decked out in yellow and blue, holding a pink plastic flamingo as a sign of support for Ukraine.
·Toronto, Canada
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