Amid rumors that New Forces Party Leader Mikhail Saakashvili planned to flee the country, Kiev residents gathered in Independence Square on December 24 to protest against the politician, who was recently arrested and released on corruption charges.

The demonstration, dubbed “Coffee on Khreshchatyk”, featured hundreds of locals exchanging coffee, cookies, and candies, while some more nationalist-minded participants raised anti-Saakashvili banners atop the Globus shopping center. Credit: YouTube/RadioLibertyUkraine via Storyful