INFORM: Tens of thousands have gathered in downtown Moscow in the largest anti-government demonstration since 2012, protesting against Sunday’s Kremlin-backed referendum in Crimea on whether to break away from Ukraine and merge with Russia. Demonstrators waved Russian and Ukrainian flags on Saturday while opposition activists shouted “Say no to war!” Not far away near the Kremlin, several thousand people dressed in matching red costumes marched in formation to show their support for Russian intervention in the region.

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