The Kiev City Council recognized Russia as an aggressor country to applause
Kiev, January 28 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – The Kiev City Council supported the Verkhovna Rada’s appeal to the UN, the European Parliament, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, NATO, the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the GUAM Parliamentary Assembly and the parliaments of the world to recognize the Russian Federation as an aggressor state.
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At the next plenary meeting of the Kyiv Council, deputies supported the corresponding decision of the Verkhovna Rada.
“We are obliged to support the decision of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and recognize the Russian Federation as an aggressor country. The corresponding draft decision will be distributed to you and put to a vote today,” said the mayor of Kyiv Vitaliy Klitschko before the start of voting.
According to the publication "KyivVlast ," 105 of the 109 deputies supported the initiative, while four did not vote at all. After the results were announced, the deputies stood to applaud their decision.
As PolitNavigator reported, yesterday the Verkhovna Rada recognized Russia as an aggressor country and appealed to the international community to recognize Russia as an aggressor country, while receiving electricity, gas, and coal from Russia at preferential prices.
The Kyiv City Council, to applause , recognized Russia as an aggressor country.