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St. Petersburg Officials Demand Vladimir Putin Be Tried for Treason in Letter
https://www.thedailybeast.com/st-petersburg-officials-demand-vladimir-putin-be-tried-for-treason-in-letterSeveral municipal lawmakers in St. Petersburg are calling on Russias State Duma to charge Vladimir Putin with treason, according to a local lawmaker.
Dmitry Palyuga, a deputy with the Smolninskoye municipal council, announced the news on Twitter late Wednesday, sharing a copy of the letter he said had been prepared for Russian lawmakers. The decision [to send the request to the State Duma] was supported by the majority of deputies present, he wrote, without specifying exactly how many lawmakers had voted in favor of the move.
The letter notes that the lawmakers in Putins hometown want him removed from power for his special military operation against Ukraine, which they said constitutes high treason. In addition to scores of Russian troops getting killed in the war, the letter notes, Russias economy is suffering as a result of foreign companies leaving and a huge segment of the population fleeing.
NATO is also expanding as a result of Putins war, despite his declared goal being to stop the alliance from growing, the letter says, adding that the Russian leaders demilitarization of Ukraine has also backfired spectacularly as the West provides more weapons. We believe that President Putins decision to begin the [special military operation] is harming Russias security and its citizens, the letter reads.
Notably, the lawmakers made no mention of Putins senseless motivations for the war, though they had previously sent him an open letter condemning his historical fantasies and demanding he stop the bloodshed in neighboring Ukraine.
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St. Petersburg Officials Demand Vladimir Putin Be Tried for Treason in Letter (Original Post)
ItsjustMe
Sep 2022
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Glorfindel
(9,726 posts)1. Damn...these are the bravest of the brave.
I hope they don't "accidentally" fall out of windows or drink poison.
Igel
(35,300 posts)3. At this point, that's the highest hope for them.
Better a window or poison than Lubyanka or a FSB cell.
Better to die fairly quickly thinking that you think than die slowly, involuntarily thinking what *they* think.
Karadeniz
(22,506 posts)2. Country over party... the real heroes.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)4. Stay away from windows!!!!!