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The Guardian - UK
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Kate Connolly in Berlin

Thousands protest in Berlin against giving weapons to Ukraine

People take part in a protest against the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, and in support of peace negotiations, in Berlin, Germany.
People take part in a protest against the delivery of weapons to Ukraine, and in support of peace negotiations, in Berlin, Germany. Photograph: Christian Mang/Reuters

Thousands of people have taken part in a demonstration in central Berlin to protest against giving more weapons to Ukraine, urging the German government to deescalate the crisis by paving the way for negotiations with Vladimir Putin instead.

Police estimated there were 13,000 people at the Uprising for Peace, at the Brandenburg Gate, organised by Sahra Wagenknecht, a renegade member of the Left party, and veteran feminist campaigner Alice Schwarzer.

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