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In Odessa, the police detained an American who walked around the city in T-shirt in the colors of the Russian flag and the inscription “Russia”, according to the Ukrainian edition of Duma. The man was detained during the ceremony of the solemn deployment of the flag of Ukraine in the Potemkin staircase. At the same time, the American allegedly behaved “defiantly and provoked a conflict with citizens,” and also tried to escape from the police.
On video published by local media, the American man, during the detention expresses indignation due to the actions of Ukrainian law enforcement officers. In particular, he stated that he did nothing wrong, called the racist police officers who “do not like Russian because of politics”, and promised to “contact” US President Joe Biden.