Dueling Moscow Rallies on Crimea Draw Thousands as Russians Torn
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Thousands of Russians turned out for dueling rallies on Ukraine today, one supporting Crimea’s efforts to join Russia and another protesting the possibility of war over the Black Sea peninsula.
About 15,000 people turned out for the rally in support of tomorrow’s referendum in Crimea, Moscow police said in a website statement. The event, organized by a group called Essence of the Times, featured speakers calling for USSR 2.0. Attendees stood in military formation in red jackets waiving Soviet, Russia and even Syrian flags.