An action in support of Russia in Lebanon. File photoBAALBEK, Apr 27Residents of the city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, with the support of the municipality, the Russian Embassy and Russia House in Beirut, held a mass rally in support of Russia and a special operation in Ukraine, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. First, the participants organized a rally in dozens of cars through the entire city with Russian and Lebanese flags. The rally itself took place near the building of the city municipality. Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Rudakov, Head of the Union of Municipalities of Baalbek Ali Fayyad Yagi and Head of the Municipality of Fuad Blok addressed the audience. Representatives of political parties and public organizations were also present there. «Russian House» in Beirut was represented by Ruslan Ramazanov, Acting Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office in Lebanon. Russia and its friends are leading these changes,” said Ali Kasem, director of the Russian Cultural Center in Baalbek.A massive rally in support of Russia is underway in BelgradeThe block, in turn, emphasized the important positive role of Russia in stabilizing the situation in the Middle East and supporting Lebanon in particular. The head of the Russian diplomatic mission during his speech noted the importance of mutual support between Lebanon and Russia and recalled that Moscow called for and calls for strengthening international security on the basis of international law and mutual respect. Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, mass events in support of Russia have been regularly held around the world. Russia launched a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine on February 24. As Putin emphasized, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» The ministry called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.
