In Grozny, in Chechnya, where a rally was held in support of the third anniversary of the occupation of the Crimea, they said that they took part in the event under duress.

This is written by the Caucasian Knot.

According to the mayor's office, several thousand people took part in the rally.

"This was another" coercion ". The rally was held in the center of the city, next to the House of Printing. We distributed flags of Russia, Chechnya and United Russia, banners. For more than an hour we had to be at a meeting. Various officials spoke, and at the end there was a concert with the participation of local stars, "said an employee of one of the local departments of Zarema.

"All were convoyed to a rally in honor of the annexation of the Crimea. However, this is not particularly upsetting anyone, just do not like it when you are forcibly driven to some event, and on the evening on TV show that thousands of people are actively holding rallies and all that. Next week will be the next anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of Chechnya, and we will again have to rally, "said a student named Islam.

"Yesterday we were at a rally in support of the Crimea, and on March 23 it is necessary to be at events on the occasion of the celebration of the Constitution Day of Chechnya, about which we have already been warned in the dean's office. In general, two days will have to "kill" these rallies. Us, students, as usual used as extras, and then announced that almost all of Chechnya voluntarily went to these rallies, "- added another student Khamzat.

As reported by the "Observer", Putin was embarrassed with a meeting of "Crimean traffic" in Moscow.