Published 2 years ago

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal

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St Petersburg local politicians who called for President Vladimir Putin to be sacked over the war in Ukraine faces the likely dissolution of their district council. A judge decided that a series of past council meetings had been invalid, paving the way for it to be broken up by the regional governor. Another council member, Dmitry Palyuga, said the same court then fined him 47,000 roubles ($780) for "discrediting" the authorities by calling for Putin's removal.

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Reuters

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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South China Morning Post

Russian council could be dissolved after calling for Putin’s removal

In a rare act of dissent, a group of local politicians had sought treason charges against the president for his Ukraine invasion, citing the country’s military losses and damaged economy.

2 years ago·Hong Kong

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IBTimes

Russian Council Faces Dissolution After Call For Putin's Removal

2 years ago·United States

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The Korea Times

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal

2 years ago·Korea, Republic of

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FijiTimes

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin’s removal

By Mark Trevelyan(Reuters) – A group of St Petersburg local politicians who called for President Vladimir Putin to be sacked over the war in Ukraine faces the likely dissolution of their district council following a judge’s ruling on Tuesday, one of the deputies said.Nikita Yuferev said the judge decided that a series of past council meetings had been invalid, paving the way for it to be broken up by the regional governor.Another council member,…

2 years ago·Fiji

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Asia One

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal

A group of St Petersburg local politicians who called for President Vladimir Putin to be sacked over the war in Ukraine faces the likely dissolution of their district council following a judge's ruling on Tuesday (Sept 13), one of the deputies said. Nikita Yuferev said the judge decided that a series of past council meetings had been invalid, paving the...

2 years ago·Singapore

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