Russian City Deputies Petition for Putin Resignation

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Dozens of local deputies from Moscow and St
Petersburg have contacted President Vladimir Putin to resign in an open letter released Monday
The call for the Russian president to step down comes amidst claims of vote rigging in this weekends local and local elections in addition
to a huge advance by Kyivs forces that marked the biggest obstacle yet for Moscows intrusion of Ukraine
Its signatories likewise put themselves at risk for punishment under laws passed quickly after Russia invaded Ukraine that hooligan
virtually all anti-war dissent
President Putins actions are destructive to the future of Russia and its residents, checks out the petition shared on Twitter by Ksenia
Torstrem, a deputy for St
Petersburgs Semyonovsky district
We demand the resignation of Vladimir Putin from the position of President of the Russian Federation, the declaration, initially signed by
19 deputies, continues
According to Torstrem, another 84 individuals signed the petition on Monday
Another 84 signatures have actually been gotten, now we will inspect them, Torstrem composed
Independent election watchdog Golos reported dozens of cases of ballot-stuffing, intimidation, vote purchasing and misrecorded votes after
pro-Kremlin prospects swept the field in Russias local and regional elections
The Ukrainian counteroffensive in its northeastern Kharkiv area saw Kyivs forces recover around 3,000 square kilometers of ground previously
inhabited by Moscow
Calls from deputies for Putin to stand down at first emerged recently after Dmitry Palyuga, a deputy from St
Petersburgs Smolninskoye district, called on the State Duma to attempt the president on charges of treason over his invasion of Ukraine
Palyuga was summoned to the police headquarters on possible charges of discrediting the Russian army, however was later released.