Vladimir Putin: 'Bloody' poster of him found outside offices of members of EU Parliament, here's what we know

During this week the European Parliament held a vote to condemn Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism.

The vote passed overarchingly by the majority of MEPs, however, 58 parliamentarians voted against the resolution, and 44 abstained.

The next day, some 54 MEPs who voted against this resolution found that their offices were targeted overnight with a symbolic protest against their stance, Newsweek reports.

Bloody picture of Vladimir Putin

Beata Płomecka, A polish journalist, shared on Twitter, the view from some of the respective offices, which had an illustrated image pasted depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin with a bloodied hand print and an inscription accusing them of supporting terrorism.

‘With my votes I support [a] terrorist’.

The tweet reads:

Such posters were pasted overnight on the doors of the offices of 54 members of the European Parliament (MEPs) who voted yesterday against the adoption of a resolution recognizing Russia as a sponsor of terrorism.

At this point, it is not yet clear who is behind this symbolic protest with the pasted pictures.

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In a report released by the European Parliament, the vote is justified by listing the breach of international law committed on the side of Russia, by having violated Ukraine’s sovereignty but also having committed serious war crimes including against civilians.

‘MEPs highlight that the deliberate attacks and atrocities committed by Russian forces and their proxies against civilians in Ukraine, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and other serious violations of international and humanitarian law amount to acts of terror and constitute war crimes.’

Out of the 705 parliamentarians in total, 596 voted in favour of condemning Russia, while 58 parliamentarians voted against the resolution, and 44 abstained.

According to a report by Newsweek, nearly half of the parliamentarians who failed to condemn Russia in the vote represent nationalist, right-wing populist, and eurosceptic parties.

Among the no votes, there were also 12 parliamentarians from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D), and 10 from the left-wing group.

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Sources used:

-Newsweek: ‘Bloody Putin Image Posted on Doors of European Lawmakers After Terror Vote

-Newsweek: ‘Full List of EU MPs Who Voted Against Naming Russia State Sponsor of Terror’