This is the moment anti-war protesters forced a Russian cruise liner out of Georgian shores. Demonstrators were seen with their middle fingers in the air, others waved Ukrainian flags while some even threw eggs and bottles at the ship.
Those behind the event in Batumi stressed there were musicians on board who openly support the war.
Many were pictured with middle fingers in the air, while others were seen waving Georgian and Ukrainian national flags. People hurled eggs and bottles at the ship, and clashed with police while trying to break through the barricades, resulting in more than 20 arrests.said the Astoria Grande will no longer stop in the Georgian port as a result.Demonstrators stage a sit-in just meters away from the vessel
Though last week’s visit may be its last, it was enough to fuel the anger of people in Georgia looking to rid of any Russian influence in the country. It comes as the ruling Georgian Dream party reinstated direct flights between the country and Russia in a sign that many Georgians see as tightening the relations with Moscow.‘Proud of our people protesting peacefully the latest Russian provocation – a Russian cruise liner visiting the Georgian port of Batumi while Putin blocks grain shipments and hinders free navigation in the Black Sea,’ she wrote on Twitter.
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