Sputnik International by sputniknews.com
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – Several thousand protesters assembled outside the Reichstag, a historic government building in Berlin that houses the lower house of the German parliament, to show their disapproval of the government’s policies and calling on the authorities to lift sanctions against Russia, a Sputnik correspondent reports.
The demonstration, held under the banner “Our Country First,” was staged by the opposition right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
The participants blamed the government for rampant prices, inadequate social policies and called for the sanctions on Russian oil and gas supplies to be lifted.
Some activists could be seen waving German and Russian flags and carrying posters that said “I want Russian gas and oil” and “Those who remain silent today will freeze tomorrow”. Others were holding signs both in German and in Russian…
