Thursday 8 September 2022 02:40 PM Councillors in Putin's home city call for him to face TREASON charges over the ... trends now

Thursday 8 September 2022 02:40 PM Councillors in Putin's home city call for him to face TREASON charges over the ... trends now
Thursday 8 September 2022 02:40 PM Councillors in Putin's home city call for him to face TREASON charges over the ... trends now

Thursday 8 September 2022 02:40 PM Councillors in Putin's home city call for him to face TREASON charges over the ... trends now

Councillors in Vladimir Putin's home city have called for the Russian president to be charged with treason and forced out of office over the war in Ukraine

The group of councillors in Smolninskoye, a municipality in St Petersburg where Putin was born, made the extraordinary appeal to the Russian parliament. 

They complained that Putin's war in Ukraine has left thousands of Russian soldiers dead and damaged the country's economy.

'Young able-bodied citizens are dying and being maimed,' the councillors warned.

The Russian economy is suffering, NATO is expanding, and Ukraine is acquiring new modern equipment due to Putin's foolhardy policies, they said.

'We have listed the reasons why we believe that this is high treason,' said one of the councillors in the municipal authority, Nikita Yuferev, 34.

Councillors in Vladimir Putin's home city have called for the Russian president to be charged with treason and forced out of office over the war in Ukraine

Councillors in Vladimir Putin's home city have called for the Russian president to be charged with treason and forced out of office over the war in Ukraine

The group of councillors in Smolninskoye, a municipality in St Petersburg where Putin was born, made the extraordinary appeal to the Russian parliament

The group of councillors in Smolninskoye, a municipality in St Petersburg where Putin was born, made the extraordinary appeal to the Russian parliament

The councillors said that Russians must understand that 'as a result of Putin's actions, the land border between Russia and NATO has doubled.'

Since Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine six months ago, his forces have suffered heavy losses in men and equipment while being fought to a virtual standstill after occupying around a fifth of the country.

Precision strikes conducted by Ukrainian forces using high-tech Western weapons are undermining Russia's ability to fight and Moscow is turning to outdated arms as its stocks of more modern gear run down. 

And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke of 'good news' on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine today, saying his army had retaken some towns and villages from Russia. 

Putin's war 'harms the security of Russia and its citizens', said Dmitry Palyuga, 35, who backed the demand for Putin to be charged with treason over the war in Ukraine. 

'One of the Russian president's declared goals is to demilitarise Ukraine, and we see exactly the opposite happening,' Palyuga told The Insider.

Ukrainian servicemen riding a BTR amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) drive out of Bakhmut, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday

Ukrainian servicemen riding a BTR amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) drive out of Bakhmut, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, on Wednesday

The councillors complained that Putin's war in Ukraine has left thousands of Russian soldiers dead and damaged the country's economy

The councillors complained that Putin's war in

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