BAGHDAD (AP) In a neighborhood of Iraq’s capital, a gigantic poster of Vladimir Putin with the words, “We support Russia,” was up for few hours before a security force arrived and hurriedly took it down.
Last week, Iraq was among the 35 countries that abstained from a UN General Assembly vote to demand that Russia stop its offensive and withdraw troops from Ukraine. Syria, where Russian ties run deep, voted against. Iran also abstained.
In a neighborhood of Iraq’s capital, a gigantic poster of Vladimir Putin with the words, “We support Russia,” was up for few hours before a security force arrived and hurriedly took it down. Then came the security directive: All public displays of Putin’s pictures shall be banned. In Lebanon, the powerful Hezbollah militia railed against…
BAGHDAD In a neighborhood of Iraq’s capital, a gigantic poster of Vladimir Putin with the words, “We support Russia,” was up for few hours before a security force arrived and hurriedly took it down. Then came the security directive: All public displays of Putin’s pictures shall be banned. In Lebanon, the…
BAGHDAD (AP) In a neighborhood of Iraq’s capital, a gigantic poster of Vladimir Putin with the words, “We support Russia,” was up for few hours before a security force arrived and hurriedly took it down.