Muscovites were warned about the responsibility for participation in uncoordinated public actions. The reason for this was the calls for mass riots and protests that appeared on the Internet against the background of the aggravated foreign political situation, reported on February 24 in the capital’s head office of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
“In connection with calls to participate in public events in the center of Moscow that are spreading on the Internet, the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow informs citizens that they have not been agreed upon in the prescribed manner by the executive authorities. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for Moscow warns that holding such actions is illegal, ”the message on the agency’s website says.
The Metropolitan Police will take all necessary measures to ensure the protection of public order in the city. It is clarified that in the case of holding actions, both organizers and participants will be held administratively and criminally liable.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation and the prosecutor’s office addressed citizens with similar warnings. So, in the Telegram channel of the Moscow prosecutor’s office, it was reported that information about an upcoming public event in the center of the capital on February 24 appeared on social networks.
On the morning of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to protect the Lugansk and Donetsk People’s Republics (LPR and DPR). The Russian leader made the corresponding decisions against the background of the escalation of the situation in Donbass. Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya stressed that this cannot be called a war. He pointed out that the Russian authorities are still open for dialogue, but they do not intend to allow a new bloody massacre in the Donbass.
In Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to declare martial law. Also, citizens of Ukraine began to issue weapons. At the same time, the Russian Defense Ministry stated that units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue shelling the peaceful cities of Donbass, there are casualties among the civilian population.
On February 21, Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of the LNR and the DNR. Also, the Russian leader and the heads of both republics Leonid Pasechnik and Denis Pushilin signed agreements on friendship, cooperation and mutual assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma. The Russian leader made the corresponding decisions against the background of the escalation of the situation in Donbass.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kiev blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.
Source: IZ
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