Anti-war as well as anti-NATO protests have been held in a number of Italian cities.

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Thousands of Italians demonstrate across the country including Florence, Rome, and Genoa against Western sanctions imposed on Russia and Italy’s weapons supplies to Ukraine.

Thousands of Americans take part in the "Rage Against the War Machine" rally in Washington, DC.

American pro-peace activists call for an anti-war rally in Washington, DC.

Anti-war demonstrations were held in Italy with protesters calling on the government to stop sending weapons to Ukraine and leave NATO. 

More than half a million people have signed a petition for former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to be stripped of knighthood, an appointment personally made by the country’s Monarch just last week.