{"id":1280365,"date":"2025-08-15T09:18:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:18:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/hundreds-of-protesters-march-in-support-of-ukraine-ahead-of-trump-putin-meeting\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:18:06","slug":"hundreds-of-protesters-march-in-support-of-ukraine-ahead-of-trump-putin-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/hundreds-of-protesters-march-in-support-of-ukraine-ahead-of-trump-putin-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of protesters march in support of Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A large-scale rally in support of Ukraine was held in Anchorage, Alaska. Locals, along with activists from across the state, took to the streets with Ukrainian flags and a single slogan: &#8220;Ukraine and Alaska \u2014 never again Russia!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Former Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/OstapYarysh\/status\/1956156246106439854\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">reported<\/a> the event on social media, posting a video of the event. Participants held a large yellow-and-blue banner and chanted words of support that echoed throughout the city center.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 1280px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-1280365-1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3.mp4\">https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p> According to the BBC, several hundred people turned out for the rally. It was organized by the non-governmental organization Stand UP Alaska: its head Erin Jackson-Hill gathered like-minded people three days before the summit to declare that &#8220;we are against inviting authoritarian dictators to our state.&#8221; She emphasized: &#8220;Putin is a war criminal and has no place on American soil.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-1-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-3-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> The action took place right before a summit with Putin, which was scheduled to take place in Alaska. During the summit, the city center again became an arena for protest \u2014 but other organizers had already organized a new wave of expressions of support for Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-2-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-1-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-1-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-2-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1280353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-1-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/prm.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/original-4-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p> As a reminder, on August 14, Donald Trump made several statements before a summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, expressing his opinion on <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/mozhlyvist-uhody-kordony-ta-plany-na-peremovyny-iz-zelenskym-tramp-zrobyv-nyzku-zaiav-pered-zustrichchiu-z-putinym\/\">the Kremlin&#8217;s readiness for an agreement, doubts about a quick ceasefire, plans for a new meeting with Zelensky, and his intention to discuss borders and territorial issues.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> As reported, US President Donald Trump said that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/dyplomatiia-priorytet-tramp-ne-khoche-zaprovadzhuvaty-novi-sanktsii-proty-rosii\/\">he does not seek to impose new sanctions against Russia, preferring diplomacy and negotiations<\/a> . At the same time, he emphasized his readiness to apply economic restrictions if the situation requires it.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A large-scale rally in support of Ukraine was held in Anchorage, Alaska. Locals, along with activists from across the state, took to the streets with Ukrainian flags and a single slogan: &#8220;Ukraine and Alaska \u2014 never again Russia!&#8221; Former Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh reported the event on social media, posting a video of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":1280338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76872,76874,76885,76870,76871],"class_list":["post-1280365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-feed","category-war","category-policy","category-world","category-news-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1280365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1280365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1280338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1280365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1280365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}