Thousands attend Prague rally in support of Ukraine

Several thousand people attended a rally and concert in Prague in support of Ukraine on the anniversary of the start of the war. Participants waved Ukrainian flags and booed Russia, calling for an end to the Putin regime and international support for Ukraine for as long as is needed to help the country regain its freedom. Among the speakers was the Czech president-elect Petr Pavel, Interior Minister Vit Rakusan, the British, German and US ambassadors to Prague and Ukraine's Chargé d'Affaires Vitaly Usatyj. The rally was attended by hundreds of Ukrainian refugees who fled to Czechia and Russians in Prague who oppose the war.  The rally was organized by the civic association Million Moments for Democracy, Memory of the Nation, the Ukrainian Embassy and the Gift for Putin initiative.