Absolutely unexpected. HB found out why Russian local deputies began to demand Putin's resignation massively

The statement of the deputies is regarded as a sensation for modern Russia, where the authorities actually do not have opposition, the protest movement is absent, and the vast majority of the population supports the war in Ukraine and approvingly treats all its presidential decisions. The video of the day began with the fact that the deputies of the municipal formation Smolninske in St.

Petersburg appealed to the State Duma with the statement that Putin's decision to invade Ukraine was detrimental to the security of the Russian state and its citizens. And the next day, the deputies of the Moscow Municipal District Lomonosovsky were published on the website of the district of appeal to the Russian dictator, which is urged to resign. "Your views, your management model are hopelessly outdated and impede the development of Russia and its human potential," the address reads.

According to the Moscow people's deputies, the aggressive rhetoric of Putin and his subordinates rejected Russia in the Cold War, there is no stability in the country, its GDP has not doubled, and the minimum wage has not increased to the promised indicators. Meanwhile, educated and able -bodied citizens leave abroad. Russia's economy suffers not only from emigration, but from the inaccessibility of foreign components and because the country is left by foreign companies and investors, the St.

Petersburg deputies add. Meanwhile, in Ukraine, "the capable units of the Russian army are destroyed, young able -bodied citizens are killed and disabled," NATO bloc is expanding to the east, and Ukraine receives Western weapons for billions of dollars. "We believe that President Putin's decision to start a special military operation harms the security of Russia and its citizens," the people's deputies of one of the central districts of St. Petersburg summarize.

Already this week, Ksenia Torstre, a deputy of the St. Petersburg Municipal District Semenovsky, spoke in support of colleagues. She posted on Twitter an open appeal demanding Putin's resignation and urged other municipal deputies to sign their signatures under it. In the first hours, more than 20 deputies from 18 different districts were signed. Meanwhile, the St.

Petersburg people's deputies from the Smolninsky district soon received a call to the police, where they were drawn up on the article on "discrediting" the Russian army. "The risks for the signatories of such statements are huge," comments Andriy Kolesnikov, an employee of the American analytical center Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. "And this additionally testifies to the annoyance and fatigue of those who are dissatisfied with Putin.

" According to the expert, although such deputy appeals do not affect the general picture and position of Putin, they still indicate fatigue from the war and possible future changes in public opinion, which will be extremely slow and gradual. In addition, they carry an important message to Russian society.

Deputies published their manifesto at the last moment of stay in the post - on the eve of the local elections in the Russian Federation, which took place on September 9-11, - says political scientist Ivan Preobrazhensky, who has been living in Europe for several years. However, the status of people's deputies has ensured the resonance, he emphasized. If a group of ordinary citizens made such a statement, it is unlikely that anyone would have learned about it.