As events unfold that have to be seen to be be believed in Belgian capital Brussels, European farmers – protesting plunging food prices, blamed on Russia’s food embargo, which was retaliation to Europe and US sanctions – are demanding EU intervention to bail them out. What was originally a parade of tractors quickly turned violent as farm equipment rammed police barricades and police released tear gas and water jets in response to the farmers unleashing their “hay cannon.” Boomerang anyone?
It all started peacefully…