The Police have informed the organiser of a peace walk that the activity cannot take place as a political event is scheduled for the same time.
The political event in question is an address by Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in St George's Square.
The peace walk was due to depart from the law courts.
The walk will most likely take place on 12 March.
Earlier
A Maltese-Ukrainian is organising a “peace walk” at 10:30am in Valletta tomorrow (Sunday) in order to promote solidarity between the people of Ukraine and Russia.
“We are now witnessing the possibility of secession of the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine, a topic which is at the centre of attention of the whole world. This walk is being organised to show respect, solidarity and support to Ukrainian and Russian people and to prove that neither Ukrainians nor Russian will ever fight against each other,” Ms Anastasia Mifsud told The Malta Independent.
Ukrainians still in grief over last month’s tragic events
Ms Mifsud has been in contact with friends and family in Ukraine, who have told her of the blood-shed that was going on in her homeland.
“The most heart breaking stories I heard were based on the tragic events of ‘Bloody February’, when 100 people were shot by snipers. A lot of my friends were among the volunteers who were taking injured people from Mikhaylovski Cathedral, which was turned into a makeshift hospital, to local and regional hospitals,” Ms Mifsud said.
Ms Mifsud says that according to the head doctor at a mobile clinic, all those who were sniped were shot either in the heart or in the left eye, meaning that the snipers were shooting to kill and they could clearly see the faces of the people who they are aiming for.
She says that a spirit of unity has pervaded in Ukraine with everyone pitching in to help.
“The Ukrainian nation that previously was split up into pro-west and pro-least has never been so united. In Lviv, the beautiful city in the west of Ukraine, where they only speak Ukrainian, they have announced Russian Solidarity Day, where they all have to speak Russian.”
“In Odessa, people have organised the biggest manifestation in its history and when they were walking passed the Arabic cultural centre, and the large Jewish Community of Odessa started to say loudly Allah u Akbar, to show their solidarity to the Muslim people
“We have huge queues of men waiting to register for the army, to protect the unity of their motherland. We have people topping up each other mobile phones without even knowing each other, so no one will remain without connection just in case something happens. We have successful businessmen, scientists, professors, students, pensioners helping each other in Maidan. People have never been so caring, helpful, nice and considerate to each other,” Ms Mifsud said.
Ms Mifsud says that the possible secession of Crimea is yet another big blow to the Ukrainian people, who have already suffered through a lot during last month’s events.
“It is sad to realise that the blood has not even dried yet on the streets of Kiev and people are still recovering from the shock, yet we are all of a sudden faced with a problem which unfortunately can cause even more damage. Ukrainian people in Crimea, whether they are for or against Russian intervention, are trying not to panic and to be very cautious not to get caught by provocation,” Ms Mifsud said
In a way the Crimean crises has served to unite people of Ukraine and Russia, Ms Mifsud says.
“A lot of Russian people came out on the streets in Russia protesting against even a tiny possibility of war between our countries. No one needs this war, we are one family.”
“Nothing breaks our people’s hearts more than seeing our two nations fight. I believe it is more painful for the WWII veterans who fought for one Motherland, and are now witnessing a conflict between two brother-nations that can turn into another full blast war,” Ms Mifsud said.