More than 30 officials from cities including Moscow and St. Petersburg signed a petition calling on the Russian leader's resignation.
on Monday, who serves as a municipal deputy in St. Petersburg's Smolninskoye municipal territory.
Above, Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow on Monday. Thirty-five Russian officials are demanding that he resign as losses mount in his invasion of Ukraine.So far, municipal leaders from several important Russian cities, such as Moscow, have signed onto the demand. Tortstem wrote the petition does not"discredit" anyone, an apparent jab at Russian authorities who have charged critics with discrediting the government.
Still, the group of lawmakers appeared to condemn Putin's action, without specifically mentioning the war, in a short message posted alongside the petition. "We, the municipal deputies of Russia, believe that the actions of President Vladimir Putin harm the future of Russia and is citizens," the petition reads."We demand the resignation of Vladimir Putin from the post of President of the Russian Federation!"
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