A Topless Ukrainian Woman Storms Cannes Red Carpet To Protest Against Sexual Violence

Cannes film festival turned into a political theater during the premiere of the film “Three Thousand Years of Longing” by George Miller. A woman stripped her off on the red carpet to give a political message “Stop Raping Us” to the world audience. But the security guards were quick to cover her body and take her out off the stage.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cannes film festival had a strange messenger from Ukraine
• The Russian-Ukraine war has already become a theme of the festival
• Documentaries are screened to show the atrocities of war

How A Woman Stripped Off On Red Carpet At Cannes

Guests were parading in evening wear when a woman interrupted the parade. Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba were also the guests. They were attending the premiere of their film “Three Thousand Years of Longing”. But the parade was briefly disrupted when a woman jumped on the red carpet and stripped off to give a political message.

Topless Ukrainian Woman Storms Cannes Red Carpet

Wearing underpants stained red, she had painted her body in the colors of the Ukrainian flag and the written the message “Stop Raping Us”. Also, she shouted the message and posed for the photographers to spread the message to the world audience before the security guards covered and took her away.

What Inspired The Incident?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said last month that hundreds of cases of rape including sexual assault on small children were reported from the areas previously occupied by Russian forces. He even appealed for aid for his country through a video at the Cannes opening ceremony on Tuesday.

On Thursday, a special screening of the documentary “Mariupolis 2” was hosted at Cannes. … Read the rest

Russia-Ukraine War: 10 Big Developments Of The Day

With Russian troops now targeting major Ukrainian cities, the numbers of residents fleeing neighboring countries have increased. The world is seeing an unprecedented refugee crisis as the number of refugees has already crossed 1.5 million.

10 Developments Of the Russia-Ukraine war:

• Residents of the besieged city of Mariupol are trapped without water and electricity as all attempts to evacuate the civilians have failed due to repeated ceasefire violations by Russian forces.

• Vinnytsia airport in central Ukraine was destroyed by Russian missiles said President Volodymyr Zelensky.

• Mortar fire killed three civilians trying to flee Irpin reported BBC.

• Pope Francis rejected the “military operation” term used by Russia for justifying its actions saying that rivers of blood and tears were flowing in Ukraine. Pope also said that the war was leading only to death, destruction, and misery.

• Top global firms including the streaming giant Netflix, accounting firms KPMG, PWC, and financial service company American Express cut ties with Russia amid the ongoing Ukraine war.

Russia-Ukraine war

• Russia asks its merchants to limit sales of essential items to counter black marketing of necessary items. There is fear that western sanctions could trigger hoarding of essential goods for black marketing.

• Approximately 4,600 people were detained for protesting against Russian President Vladimir Putin for starting the Ukraine war according to an independent protest monitoring group.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin is determined to achieve his goals in Ukraine by peaceful negotiations or through war.

• The third round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine is expected to start on Monday.

• On Monday, Ukraine will approach the United Nation’s top court to urge the court … Read the rest

Ukraine Asks For Help As Russia Shells Government And Residential Targets

As Russia mounted its attack on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky asks the US to help. Zelensky said that it was important to stop the aggressor at the earliest.

10 Latest Developments Of Russia-Ukraine War:

Russia-Ukraine War
  1. Following Canada and other European countries, the US also closes its airspace for Russian airplanes.
  2. The World Bank announced a $3 billion aid package including $350 million in immediate funds for Ukraine.
  3. Russian defense minister urged Ukrainian residents to flee as their forces have started targeting administrative units and residential areas of major Ukrainian cities.
  4. A total of 18 people including a 21-year-old Indian student, Naveen Shekharappa, are killed in Russian shelling on Kharkiv, the second major city of Ukraine. Indian PM Modi offered his condolences to the deceased student.
  5. India will operate 26 flights from the neighboring countries of Romania, Hungary, Poland, and the Slovak Republic to bring back the stranded Indian students in Ukraine.
  6. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called US President Biden for help and asked the European Union to prove that it was accepting Ukraine as its member. Ukraine has just joined the European Union.
  7. The European Union removed certain Russian banks from the SWIFT bank messaging system. It also banned Russian media RT and Sputnik from broadcasting their programs in the European Union bloc.
  8. The UN International Court of Justice will hear Ukraine’s allegation of “genocide” by Russia on March 7 and 8. It will be a public hearing.
  9. The UN refugee agency said that the war had displaced over 677,000 people and more people were expected to flee the country.
  10. Russian players are barred from international tournaments including World Athletics, Davis Cup, and Billie Jean King Cup. Also, the Cannes Film Festival won’t invite the Russian
Read the rest