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The Kremlin calls on Russians to ‘unite’ around Putin
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MOSCOW, 05 March 2022, (TON): The Kremlin on Friday called on Russians to rally around President Vladimir Putin, more than one week after Moscow launched an invasion of Ukraine.
“Now is not the time to be divided,” the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters, responding to a question on pleas from public figures to end the war.
He said “now is the time to unite, to unite around our president.”
Since Russia sent ground troops into Ukraine last week following a plea from separatist leaders, Russian public figures have been divided on the operation.
Peskov said “Yes, indeed, there are heated debates among cultural figures.”
He added “many support the president, sincerely the president. There are those who completely misunderstand the essence of what is happening.”
A number of prominent Russians are echoing a chorus of global celebrities condemning Moscow’s war on Ukraine, with some already beginning to suffer the consequences for defying the Kremlin line.
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