Protesters against Russia’s support of separatists in Ukraine climbed a Stalin-era building in Moscow late on Tuesday night and painted its star-topped spire to resemble the Ukrainian flag.
The golden yellow Soviet star on the building’s spire was partly painted blue and a Ukrainian flag was flown from a mast at the top. The star sits on top of the 577-foot tall Kotelnicheskaya Embankment building, one of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin’s “Seven Sisters” skyscrapers in the capital.
Two men and two women were arrested on vandalism charges the following day, The Telegraph reports. They face up to three years in prison if …read more
Source: Newsweek
