A placard against Russia displayed on a pile of manure dumped by pro-Ukrainian Euromaidan initiative (Picture: AFP via Getty)
Protesters have dumped two tons of dung outside the home of the Russian ambassador to Poland, as they marked the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
They placed a bloodied Russian flag emblazoned with a ‘Z’ on the pile along with a sign reading ‘Russia = s**t! We don’t want you in EU! Get out!’
The demonstration took place in the town of Konstancin-Jeziorna, near Warsaw, where the ambassador lives.
Other activists blared the sound of sirens, gunfire, and explosions outside the homes of Russian diplomats in the Polish capital.
‘We wanted a clear signal to the Polish authorities and the European Union. It’s high time to expel Russian diplomats from our country,’ said Dominik, a protestor quoted in a statement.
The Russian embassy in Warsaw did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.
The protest took place at the Russian ambassador’s villa in the town of Konstancin-Jeziorna, outside Warsaw, on the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (Picture: AFP via Getty)
Justin Trudeau, Giorgia Meloni, Volodymyr Zelensky, Ursula von der Leyen, and Alexander De Croo attending a wreath laying ceremony (Picture: EPA)
In contrast to the Baltic States which have expelled Russian ambassadors, Poland has so far not taken such a step although it has removed diplomats.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine started the deadliest war on European soil in more than 70 years.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen vowed that Europe would back Ukraine until it was ‘finally free’ as she and three other Western leaders arrived in Kyiv to show solidarity on the second anniversary.
The visit by von der Leyen and the prime ministers of Italy, Canada and Belgium – Giorgia Meloni, Justin Trudeau and Alexander De Croo – was a show of support as Ukraine suffers shortages of military supplies that are hurting it on the battlefield as Moscow grinds out territorial gains.
‘More than ever, we stand firmly by Ukraine. Financially, economically, militarily, morally. Until the country is finally free,’ Von der Leyen, who came with the others on an overnight train from neighbouring Poland, wrote on the social media platform X.
People with placards and Ukrainian flags during a march from the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to mark two years since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Picture: Getty)
The leaders visited Hostomel airport, site of a ferocious battle at the start of the invasion as Russia tried to fly in paratroopers to seize the capital Kyiv a few kilometres away.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy embraced the Western leaders and delivered a televised speech against a backdrop of wrecked aircraft.
‘Two years ago we met enemy troopers here with fire, and two years later, we are meeting our friends, our partners, here,’ he said.
‘Any normal person wants the war to end. But none of us will allow our Ukraine to end. The word “independent” will always stand next to the word “Ukraine” in future history.’
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