Russia

: Locals pass images of soldiers and residents of Donbas as part of the exhibition „Eyes of the Unconquered Donbas“ at the ‚Donetsk People’s Republic Square‘ near the US embassy in Moscow, Russia, 18 June 2023. The exposition presents some 40 photographs depicting inhabitants of Donbas from the period of 2014 to the present and is organised by the Defence Ministry of Russia.

: Onlookers crowd in front of Andrei Rublev’s „Trinity“, one of the most famous Russian icons, at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior on June 18, 2023 The transfer of the icon from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery to the cathedral has provoked sharp opposition from art historians. They point out that the approximately 600-year-old icon will suffer serious damage at the room temperature and humidity in the cathedral and at the planned future location in the Holy Trinity Monastery in Sergiyev Possad.

: The „Trinity“ by Andrei Rublev (in the background), one of the most famous Russian icons, on June 18, 2023, in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow. The transfer of the icon from Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery to the cathedral has sparked sharp opposition from art historians. They point out that the approximately 600-year-old icon will suffer serious damage at the room temperature and humidity in the cathedral and at the planned future location in the Holy Trinity Monastery in Sergiyev Possad.

: Dutch Embassy in Moscow on 4 June 2023: The wall poster on the building right next to it shows a crying girl who is obviously in a war zone. The caption in Russian reads: „Between 2014 and 2022, 11,000 people died in the Donbass. Where were the Netherlands during these eight years in which innocent children died.“

: Wall poster on the building next to Dutch Embassy in Moscow on 4 June 2023. It shows a crying girl who is obviously in a war zone. The caption in Russian reads: „Between 2014 and 2022, 11,000 people died in the Donbass. Where were the Netherlands during these eight years in which innocent children died.“

: A van is parked directly opposite the Dutch embassy in Moscow on 4 June 2023. On the cargo cover is written in Dutch: „Ukraine, Flight MH17, July 17, 2014. The Netherlands is a country of liars.“ Background: Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (flight number MH17) was a scheduled international flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. On July 17, 2014, in the early days of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the plane was shot down over eastern Ukraine. All 298 passengers, including 80 children and 15 crew members, were killed. The Netherlands blame Russia for the shootdown, while Moscow denies any culpability in the tragedy.