A single-person protest in support of Ukraine is taking place in Bishkek.
Resident of the city Cholponai Zholchueva came to the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Kyrgyzstan with a banner that says: «Ukraine».
The woman believes that Russia attacked Ukraine, and demands to end the hostilities. «We can’t just sit and watch it. I have no doubt that Kyrgyzstanis have relatives in Ukraine,» the woman said.
Earlier it was reported that martial law was declared in Ukraine.
On the night of February 24 Vladimir Putin officially announced start of a military special operation in Donbas.
An extraordinary meeting of Russia’s Security Council was held in Moscow on February 21 to discuss the issue of recognizing the independence of the DPR and LPR. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the decree.
Earlier, the US leader Joe Biden signed a decree banning trade and investment with the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. The document was published on the White House website.
On February 22, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered an address and said that Kiev was seeking peace and would continue diplomatic work in this direction following Russia’s decision to recognize the Donbas republics.
The President of Kyrgyzstan believes that this may have been a forced measure. Sadyr Japarov spoke out about the conflict in Ukraine on social media.
