Thousands Demonstrate In Helsinki Ahead Of Trump-Putin Summit
- By Reuters
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Helsinki on July 15 on the eve a historic meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Finnish capital. Demonstrators held anti-Trump and anti-Putin banners condemning their policies and marched through the streets chanting: 'Helsinki for peace!' and 'Helsinki for truth!' They also carried banners condemning ignorance, intolerance, and the lack of media freedom in Russia. Other banners carried demands for Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov to be released from a Russian prison.