It happens hours before Putin announces he is annexing four parts of Ukraine occupied by his army. Read more at straitstimes.com.
President Volodymyr Zelensky hasas international leaders including Joe Biden condemned Moscow's annexations.
Rosie Morse, a retiree who lives in the neighbourhood near the consulate, said the spray paint"looks like art work." "But the meaning is to express our feeling about Putin, and I can't say that I don't agree," she told AFP. "It's vandalism, but it is the expression of how people in New York are realising Putin is killing people," said another bystander, Romen Eaulin.
“This is a historical building and we are in the middle of New York, but I totally agree with the artist who did it.” AFP
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