LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they had arrested four people after protesters painted a giant Ukrainian flag on the street outside the Russian embassy in London.
Campaign group Led By Donkeys said it painted the 500 square meter blue and yellow flag to mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine.
He said the activists wanted to remind Russian President Vladimir Putin that “Ukraine is an independent state and a people with every right to self-determination.”
The group said the activists stopped the cars safely before spilling 160 liters (35 gallons) of paint onto the road. The vehicles then spread the paint in both directions to create the flag, it said.
London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested three men and a woman on charges of criminal damage and obstructing the motorway. They remained in custody.
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