A municipal lawmaker representing the ruling Amanat (Heritage) party in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, has resigned following a public outcry caused by a post she made in the comments section of a Deutsche Welle post on the war in Ukraine. Anna Bashinskaya said in the comment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should target Turkey instead of launching a military offensive against Russian troops in Moscow-annexed Crimea because "it is warm there all year round." In her resignation on May 2, she said her comment was "improper" and she offered her "sincere apologies to all compatriots and fellow party members." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Almaty Municipal Lawmaker Resigns After Controversial Facebook Post On Ukraine
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