Demonstrations in support of Ukraine also took place across Europe, notably in Poland and in major cities in France. In the Baltic countries, bordering Russia and occupied for 50 years, the feeling of proximity to Ukraine is strong.
“The Poles are with Ukraine. We support them! And this despite demonstrations by farmers who oppose imports ,” one Lithuanian protester says. In Loulouse, Rouen and Nice, Ukrainians and French people, often wrapped in the Ukrainian flag, gathered to express solidarity.