Worldwide protests against Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Protesters gathered in huge amounts in various cities around the world in solidarity with Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin's "surreal war". Demonstrations were seen in major cities like Athens, Barcelona, Bern, Istanbul, Beirut, Lisbon, Sofia, Tokyo, Warsaw and Washington, DC.

Protesters gathered in huge amounts in various cities around the world in solidarity with Ukraine against Russian President Vladimir Putin's

Hundreds of demonstrators who staged protests in Russia were arrested by the police. Credit: Reuters Photo

Police made more than 1,700 arrests in 51 cities across Russia, an independent monitor said, cracking down on dissent after authorities warned citizens against marching. Credit: AFP Photo

In Berlin, several hundred people rallied at the Brandenburg Gate, lit up in the blue and yellow colours of the Ukraine flag. Credit: AFP Photo

Thousands rallied on Prague's Wenceslas Square then marched toward the Russian embassy, with demonstrators carrying a large poster featuring Hitler and Putin and the tagline 1938-2022, referring to the year of Nazi Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia. Credit: AFP Photo

Pro-Ukraine demonstrators display a EU flag during a demonstration in support to Ukraine at the Wenceslas square in Prague, Czech Republic. Credit: AFP Photo

In Paris, several hundred people gathered outside the Russian embassy. Protesters chanted

In New York, around 200 protesters marched from Times Square to Russia's UN office. Credit: Reuters Photo

In Madrid, Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem was among roughly 50 people who gathered outside the Russian embassy. Credit: Reuters Photo

Actor Javier Bardem interacts with police as he attends a protest in front of the Russian Embassy, after Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a military operation in eastern Ukraine, in Madrid, Spain. Credit: Reuters Photo

In London, a few hundred mainly Ukrainian protesters rallied outside Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official Downing Street residence, which was lit up yellow and blue. Credit: AFP Photo

Around 150 people demonstrated in Stockholm outside the Russian embassy, waving Ukrainian flags and holding signs reading

In the Netherlands, about 100 pro-Ukrainian protesters gathered in front of the Russian embassy in The Hague and a similar number demonstrated on Amsterdam's Dam Square, Dutch public broadcaster NOS reported. Credit: AFP Photo

Images showed many people draped in Ukrainian flags, carrying placards saying

In Georgia, thousands rallied in the capital Tbilisi's main thoroughfare, waving Ukrainian and Georgian flags and holding banners that read