Kazakh lawmaker Azamat Abdildaev has been expelled from the Aq Zhol (Bright Path) party, which positions itself as the opposition, after expressing support for Russia's aggression against Ukraine in an interview with RFE/RL. The party said on January 19 that Abdildaev will no longer represent it in parliament and that his opinions with regard to the war in Ukraine do not coincide with the party's position. Abdildaev told RFE/RL the day before that Ukraine is led by a "Nazi" government that the Ukrainian people will topple by the summer. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kazakh Service, click here.
Kazakh Party Pulls Member From Parliament Over Comments Supporting Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
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