Small protest in Malta, hundreds rally in major cities against Russia's invasion
A small group of Maltese and foreign young people held a spontaneous protest outside the Russian embassy on Thursday against Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
They held candles and placards outside the embassy's gate in Kappara, slamming Putin for ordering the bloody assault.
Video: Jonathan Borg.
During the day, protests were held in several countries including Russia itself, where hundreds defied Moscow's orders and took to the streets in several cities.
OVD-Info, which tracks arrests at opposition rallies, said 1,400 were arrested, including 700 in Moscow and 340 in St Petersburg.
In Berlin, several hundred people rallied at the Brandenburg Gate, lit up in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag.
Thousands rallied on Prague's Wenceslas Square then marched toward the Russian embassy, with demonstrators carrying a large poster featuring Hitler and Putin and the tagline 1938-2022, referring to the year of Nazi Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia.
Protesters shouted "Pack up your bags!" and "Glory to Ukraine, glory to the heroes!"
In Paris, several hundred people gathered outside the Russian embassy.
Protesters chanted "Stop Putin, stop the war" and carried...