SVT Norrbotten has previously reported that the Russian-Swedish association Sputnik may lose its contribution from Luleå municipality.
This after the association's chairman expressed his support for Russian President Vladimir Putin and said that there was no invasion of Ukraine.
A statement that made many of the association's members critical of and now also manifested against.
Russian diplomats have visited the association before
This is not the first time that Russian diplomats have visited Sputnik.
During the visits, the diplomats offer, among other things, help with visas and passport renewals.
What was new this time, however, was the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- We want to express our opinions we Russian against the war when the embassy comes to Sputnik, says the organizer Anna Aynova.
The idea was that the participants in the demonstration would demonstrate against the war in front of the embassy staff, but no embassy staff was ever allowed to see the participants.
- They had packed their bags and pulled when we arrived, says Anna Aynova.