{"id":444174,"date":"2022-05-09T15:46:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T12:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/russian-ambassador-to-poland-sergey-andreev-hit-with-red-paint\/"},"modified":"2022-05-09T15:46:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T12:46:56","slug":"russian-ambassador-to-poland-sergey-andreev-hit-with-red-paint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russian-ambassador-to-poland-sergey-andreev-hit-with-red-paint\/","title":{"rendered":"#Russian ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev hit with red paint"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bba13cd6a0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3bba13cd6a0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/russian-ambassador-to-poland-sergey-andreev-hit-with-red-paint\/#%E2%80%9CRussian_ambassador_to_Poland_Sergey_Andreev_hit_with_red_paint%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Russian ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev hit with red paint&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRussian_ambassador_to_Poland_Sergey_Andreev_hit_with_red_paint%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Russian ambassador to Poland Sergey Andreev hit with red paint&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>WARSAW, Poland\u00a0\u2014 Russia\u2019s ambassador to Poland was splattered by red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the\u00a0war in Ukraine, preventing him from paying respects on Monday at a Warsaw cemetery to Red Army soldiers who died during World War II.<\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Sergey Andreev arrived at the Soviet soldiers cemetery to lay flowers on Victory Day, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allies. The holiday\u00a0was celebrated with pomp\u00a0in a parade at Red Square in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>As he arrived at the Soviet Soldiers Cemetery in the Polish capital, Andreev was met by hundreds of activists opposed to Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage shows red paint being thrown from behind Andreev before a protester standing beside him throws a big blob of it in his face.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters prevented the ambassador and others from laying their flowers at the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters carried Ukrainian flags and chanted \u201cfascist\u201d and \u201cmurderer\u201d at him, while some were dressed in white sheets smeared with blood, symbolizing the Ukrainian victims of Russia\u2019s war. Other people in his entourage were also seen splattered with what <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to be red paint.<\/p>\n<p>Police arrived at the scene to help the ambassador and other members of his delegation get away.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Russian-Ambassador.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russia\u2019s ambassador to Poland was splattered by red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine.\" class=\"wp-image-22190733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Russian-Ambassador.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Russian-Ambassador.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Russian-Ambassador.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russia\u2019s ambassador to Poland was splattered by red paint thrown at him by protesters opposed to the war in Ukraine.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Maciek Luczniewski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000-2.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Russian Ambassador to Poland, Ambassador Sergey Andreev is covered with red paint on May 9, 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-22190685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Russian Ambassador to Poland, Ambassador Sergey Andreev is covered with red paint on May 9, 2022.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Maciek Luczniewski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"Ambassador Sergey Andreev arrived at the Soviet soldiers cemetery to lay flowers on Victory Day, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allies.\" class=\"wp-image-22190695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>Ambassador Sergey Andreev arrived at the Soviet soldiers cemetery to lay flowers on Victory Day, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany by the Allies.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Maciek Luczniewski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000-3.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"The protesters carried Ukrainian flags and chanted \u201cfascist\u201d and \u201cmurderer\u201d at him, while some were dressed in white sheets smeared with blood, symbolizing the Ukrainian victims of Russia\u2019s war. \" class=\"wp-image-22190698\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/1000-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=500 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption>The protesters carried Ukrainian flags and chanted \u201cfascist\u201d and \u201cmurderer\u201d at him, while some were dressed in white sheets smeared with blood, symbolizing the Ukrainian victims of Russia\u2019s war. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Maciek Luczniewski<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sergey-Andreev-55.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russian Ambassador to Poland, Ambassador Sergey Andreev reacts after being covered with red paint.\" class=\"wp-image-22190743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sergey-Andreev-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sergey-Andreev-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/Sergey-Andreev-55.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian Ambassador to Poland, Ambassador Sergey Andreev reacts after being covered with red paint.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">WOJTEK RADWANSKI\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Protesters also marched in Warsaw to protest the war, bringing a tank on a tractor and parking it in front of the Russian Embassy on Sunday evening. Since the war began on Feb. 24, images of Ukrainian tractors hauling off Russian tanks have been symbols of Ukrainian resistance.<\/p>\n<p>The Soviet cemetery is set amid a vast park on the route linking downtown to the international airport. It is the final resting place of more than 20,000 Red Army soldiers who perished fighting while helping to defeat Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n<p>While Poland has removed some monuments to the Red Army in the years after it threw off Moscow-backed communist rule, it has allowed the cemetery to remain undisturbed.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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