Kernes refused to call Russia an aggressor due to personal connections
Kharkov, February 25 (PolitNavigator, Alexandra Ignatieva) – The Kharkov City Council refused to put on the agenda the issue of recognizing the Russian Federation as an aggressor.
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In particular, the mayor of the city, Gennady Kernes, spoke out against considering this issue.
“Firstly, this is not our competence, and secondly, it is a violation of the regulations; no one has considered this issue. I also want to say that Kharkov is a border city, and we all know how many personal, non-personal, enterprise connections we have with the Russian Federation. Therefore, I want such very, very political issues not to be considered in this room,” he said.
As PolitNavigator reported, the Verkhovna Rada made a corresponding decision at the end of January. Following her, local councils made similar statements, although not unanimously. Thus, in Krivoy Rog such a decision was not made, and in Mariupol and Poltava only on the second attempt.
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