Riot police began arresting protesters on the place Pushkin in central Moscow during an anti-war demonstration on Thursday, the RIA news the agency reported, after Russia launched a huge military transaction against Ukraine. The police cordoned off off the site, said a Reuters reporter.
Around 20 people to have also been detained in Russia former imperial capital Saint Petersburg, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported on Thusday. A total of 167 people would have been detained in 24 cities across the country.
