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Petersburg deputies proposed to the State Duma to bring charges of treason against Putin
The municipal deputies of the Smolninskoye district in St. Petersburg decided to appeal to the State Duma with a proposal to accuse Vladimir Putin of high treason because of the war in Ukraine. The deputies plan to send the appeal by September 15.

Details. As follows from the text of the appeal, the president's decision to attack Ukraine "harms the security of Russia and its citizens," as the Russian army loses its combat-ready units, and citizens become disabled. The economy is also suffering: the withdrawal of foreign companies from the market and the emigration of the educated population cannot "leave a trace on the economic well-being of Russian citizens." The NATO bloc, contrary to the stated goals, is expanding to the east, and Ukraine is receiving modern military equipment, deputies draw attention.
According to the authors of the appeal, Putin's actions fall under Article 93 of the Constitution, according to which the president can be removed from office on the basis of charges brought by the State Duma of treason or other serious crimes.
In a conversation with the Agency, the deputy of the Smolninskoye municipality, Dmitry Palyuga, said that he did not expect “miracles” from the State Duma: “It is important for us to state our position and make it clear to other people: we believe that President Putin is harming our country, and we are ready talk about it openly."
According to another Mundep, Radislav Poluikov, the St. Petersburg deputies are counting on the support of “other municipalities throughout the country”: “We use the available instruments of appeal and hope to sow at least a seed of doubt among those who support the special military operation. We are now doing what any municipality in Russia can do.”

This is one of the rare examples of public criticism of Russia's actions in Ukraine by official Russian authorities.

Ivan Pechorin, 39, managing director of the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, reportedly fell off a boat at full speed and died Saturday near Russky Island in the Sea of Japan in Primorsky Krai, Russia, near Vladivostock, about 5,800 miles east of Moscow.

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Another Russian exec’s body found following mysterious death https://t.co/B1Kqu2Fo3b pic.twitter.com/IyHaF3z9xd

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Zorana Baković, posebna izvjestiteljica ljubljanskog Dela za Aziju, komentirala je u Newsnigtu situaciju u Ukrajini.

Ruski predsjednik Vladimir Putin je u četvrtak na sastanku s kineskim predsjednikom Xi Jinpingom osudio pokušaje zapada da stvori jednopolarni svijet, a Xi je Putinu rekao da Kina želi preuzeti svoju ulogu velike sile s Rusijom.
Komentirajući ovaj susret Zorana Baković je rekla:

“Susret dolazi u trenu kad Rusiji ne ide najbolje ni na samom bojištu, izolirana je, Kina je jedini spas koji mogu očekivati. Uoči susreta Kina je najavljivala da su voljni raditi s Rusijom na uspostavljanju novog svjetskog poretka, no kroz sam razgovor, koliko smo čuli, više je dojam da se Jinping i Putin slažu oko starog poretka i toga što nije dobro, nego kako treba izgledati novi. Prisnosti o kojoj se stalno piše nije bilo. Značajnije je to da je i Putin priznao da je Kina zabrinuta za situaciju u Ukrajini, Xi je htio dijalog Ukrajine i Rusije da dođe do mira.”

Smatra da Kina ima ambivalentnu poziciju u odnosu na ovu krizu i koristi je kao argument da je zapad u opadanju:

“Koriste argument da poredak ne funkcionira i da su NATO i zapad krivi za krizu u Ukrajini jer, kineski mediji kažu, savila je Rusiju u kut. No, time Kina šalje poruku da se to ne smije dogoditi s njima. Kina je na strani Eusije i tvrdi da je odgovornost za sve na zapadu i Americi, no što se tiče same invazije, Kina ne osuđuje Rusiju za rat, no Kina ne može biti podrška Rusiji, nije bilo riječi o pomoći koju bi Kina pružila osim otvaranja tržišta za ruske robe. Kina ne ide ni u kakvu konkretnu pomoć da omogući prednost Rusiji na bojištu. S druge strane potiču Rusiju da se okrene Aziji što se događa i prvi put u povijesti je Rusija u podređenom položaju, Kina je veliki brat, a Rusija je ona koja mora slušati Kinu.”

Baković je istaknula da je i Kini i Rusiji u interesu da se NATO više ne širi na istok.

“Rusija nije ispala iz igre, ozbiljan je trouble maker, ali ne više od toga. Kina je ozbiljan pregovarač i izazivač. Kina je sila koja će odlučiti hoće li biti Trećeg svjetskog rata. Očito se nadaju da ga neće biti, rat im ne ide u prilog”, zaključila je.

🧵Russian MoD finally approves the wording of the stamp which is being stamped on military IDs of "refuseniks", soldiers who refuse to take part in a "special military operation in Ukraine". My source sent me a photo of his friend’s military ID with exactly the same stamp. pic.twitter.com/pSVvVKTrVS

— Mark Krutov (@kromark) September 17, 2022