Pro-Ukraine protests take place in European capitals as 1,000th day of war approaches

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Protesters were out on the streets of cities such as Rome and Lisbon to denounce the Russian invasion which the UN estimates has killed or wounded more than 35,000 civilians since February 2022.

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00:00Pro-Ukraine protests have taken place in capitals across Europe as the thousandth day since

00:07the Russian invasion approaches.

00:09People from Italy's Ukrainian community were joined by Italians to stage a rally just a

00:14few hundred meters from the Russian embassy in Rome.

00:17Many protesters wore Ukrainian flags and held banners and placards calling for a stop to

00:22the invasion.

00:23There were similar scenes in Portugal with dual pro-Ukraine rallies in the capital Lisbon

00:41and in the city of Porto.

00:44Demonstrators held Ukrainian and European Union flags and demanded an immediate ceasefire

00:48in the country.

00:50Meanwhile, in the Finnish capital Helsinki, it was Russian nationals on the street protesting

00:54against the war.

00:56Protesters urged European governments to continue supporting Ukraine regardless of any potential

01:01change to U.S. policy under incoming President Donald Trump.

01:16But it was a protest of a different kind in the Czech Republic, where around 200 people

01:21gathered in Prague to oppose the government sending aid to Ukraine.

01:25Since the Russian invasion, the Czech government has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine, providing

01:30the country with both humanitarian and military aid.

01:33The Ministry of Defense said in a statement last year that Prague had sent military aid

01:37worth more than 158 million euros to Ukraine.

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