
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses demonstrators via video as they gather in Santa Croce square to protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Florence, Italy, March 12, 2022. REUTERS/Chiara Negrello
FLORENCE (Reuters) - Thousands of people packed into one of Florence's biggest squares on Saturday to show their support for Ukraine and listen to a videoed speech from its President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
Florence has been twinned with Kyiv since the 1960s, when Ukraine's capital sent aid to the Tuscan city to help it recover from a devastating flood.
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