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YEREVAN. – Police officers on Wednesday detained four of the thirty people that are holding a protest in front of the Russian Embassy in Armenia’s capital city Yerevan.  

The demonstrators assembled across the embassy to protest Russia’s actions in Ukraine, the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informs.  

Before the arrival of the demonstrators, however, the police already had formed a human chain in front of the embassy building. They did not allow the activists to approach the building, and pushed them away from the embassy. Subsequently, the police pushed the demonstrators to the sidewalk across the street.   

The protestors are holding the national flag of Ukraine, and are chanting slogans against Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan arrived near the Russian Embassy building. He stated that the aforesaid four activists were detained for impeding the embassy’s work and disobeying the lawful requirement of the police.

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