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St. Petersburg local councilors call for Putin to be tried for treason

Fri, September 9, 2022, 2:32 AM

The document, posted online by Smolinsky councilor Dmitriy Palyuga, says Putin should be removed from his post and tried for ordering the invasion of Ukraine.

The war is costing Russia its “combat-effective army units,” while “young working-age citizens” are dying, further exacerbating the country’s economic problems, the document reads.

The resolution also points out that Russia’s border with NATO has more than doubled, while Ukraine is getting ever more modern weapons – both explicit failures of Putin’s so-called “special military operation.”

“Therefore, we ask the members of the State Duma to indict the Russian president for treason and remove him from his post,” the document goes on.