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germans hold rallies to protest government policies and call for a peaceful resolution to the russia-ukraine conflict

2024-09-01

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affected by the spillover of the russia-ukraine conflict, germany's economy has been weak in recent years, inflation has intensified, and the public has become increasingly dissatisfied with the german government's further military intervention in the russia-ukraine conflict. september 1 is germany's "anti-war day". from august 31 to september 1, large-scale anti-war rallies were held in many places in germany to protest the german government's military and foreign policies and call for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

on the afternoon of august 31, local time, hundreds of people from all over germany gathered in the center of düsseldorf. the protesters held anti-war banners and shouted slogans to express their call for peace.

cctv reporter yu peng: the protesters behind me are peacefully expressing their deep concern about the global situation, especially their concerns about the current tensions in europe and the world. it is worth noting that this march is not only an anti-war action, but also an appeal to the international community, calling on leaders of various countries to resolve conflicts through dialogue and diplomatic means.

protester isabel kassel: we want to establish peace and good relations with our european neighbors and the world. i think russia is also part of europe, and we also want to establish good eurasian relations. but the german government has somehow ended all diplomatic activities (towards russia), which is a pity. their practice of sending weapons to ukraine is just adding fuel to the fire.

since the outbreak of the russian-ukrainian conflict, germany has continuously provided weapons to ukraine. at present, germany has become ukraine's second largest arms supplier, second only to the united states. under the instigation of the united states and nato, the russian-ukrainian conflict has intensified. many anti-war activists are worried that the escalating conflict will lead to greater risks.

at the nato summit held in july, the german government announced that the united states will deploy long-range weapons in germany starting in 2026, which has caused strong concern among all sectors of german society.

protester mona alanya: the deployment of long-range missiles on german territory will further escalate the conflict with russia, and if the war escalates further, germany will become a target of bomb attacks.