A rally was held in Madrid against the support of Ukraine and the rearmament of the EU

A rally is taking place in Madrid, Spain, against support for Ukraine and the rearmament of the European Union (EU). Footage of the demonstration on Saturday, June 7, is published by Izvestia.

According to correspondent Mikhail Blokhin, thousands of Spaniards rallied in the center of Madrid with the slogan "give peace with Russia."

"We came out to protest against the Spanish authorities spending the state budget, which no one needs, instead of developing medicine and education, which have been in deep decline in Spain for a long time," said one of the participants of the rally.

According to another participant of the rally, the protesters came out against the rearmament of the EU, for which the authorities are ready to spend "billions of euros to the detriment of the construction of new schools and hospitals."

"Moreover, the authorities are going to take money for this stupidest initiative from the Spanish pension fund," he added.

The protest march ended at the walls of the city government, attended by representatives of more than 30 different organizations in Spain.

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