Protest in Munich against the security conference

Thousands of demonstrators of all political persuasions took to the streets in Munich this Saturday to protest against the high-level security conference attended by US Vice President Kamala Harris, among others, and against military support for Ukraine

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Thousands of people gathered on the streets of this German city this Saturday to protest the 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC) because of its English acronym.

The action alliance against the NATO security conference is demonstrating against “militarism, nationalism, anti-Semitism and racism” under the motto “Negotiate instead of shooting” or “Disarm instead of rearm”.

The Munich alliance advocated peace and called for NATO allies to stop arms deliveries to Ukraine and for negotiations to begin between Russia and Ukraine to resolve the armed conflict.

The MSC appointment is scheduled for February 17-19, 2023 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich for three days, it is proposed to hold high-level debates on high-level foreign and security policy.

Keep in mind that Russia will not take part in the event as its participation was banned in November 2022.

Around 5,000 police officers have been deployed to the area in the city to ensure security during the planned protests.

The meeting will bring together at least 40 heads of state, ministers, leaders of international organizations such as NATO, the United Nations (UN) and politicians.

The most popular protest, which saw small right-wing groups with sympathizers of the radical Alternative for Germany (AfD) party gather on Königsplatz, gathered up to 10,000 people, Munich police reported on their Twitter account.

Shortly before, there had been tensions between supporters of the AfD and several hundred counter-demonstrators from anti-fascist organizations and civil society, who had gathered to protest against the Ultra party.