[１３日 ロイター] – A group of St. Petersburg provincial parliamentarians called for Putin’s removal from office over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the possibility that parliament might be dissolved.
A Russian court on Monday ruled that the series of parliamentary meetings were null and void, leading to the dissolution of parliament by the mayors, according to lawmaker Nikita Yuferev.
Dmitry Parlyuga was also fined 47,000 rubles ($780) by a court for discrediting the authorities by demanding Putin’s dismissal. No comments were received from the court.
Last week, in St. Petersburg’s Smolninskoye district parliament, a group of parliamentarians called on the Duma to accuse Putin of treason and remove him from office, citing military losses in Ukraine and economic damage from Western sanctions. .
A petition calling for Putin’s resignation made public on Thursday was said to have been signed by 65 local lawmakers from St. Petersburg and Moscow.
