May 28, 2022

Two Communist lawmakers in Russia’s far east have landed themselves in troubled waters after they called on President Vladimir Putin to put an end to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine in a rare public show of dissent.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that despite the fact that thousands of people had been killed and wounded during Russia’s three-month military campaign in Ukraine, Putin has largely enjoyed the public loyalty of the country’s political parties and government officials.

However, a meeting of the legislative assembly of the Primorsky Krai region caused an uproar on Friday when a local lawmaker and member …