A Russian regional lawmaker publicly called for an immediate end to the war against Ukraine and was swiftly shut down by fellow deputies.

A Russian regional lawmaker publicly called for an immediate end to the war against Ukraine and was swiftly shut down by fellow deputies. At a session of the Samara regional assembly, 69-year-old Grigory Yeremeyev urged lawmakers to share responsibility with Putin for what he called the failure of the so-called special military operation, saying its goals are fundamentally unattainable. Yeremeyev argued Putin refuses to stop the war to avoid entering history as a defeated president. Other deputies interrupted him, demanded his microphone be turned off, and later unanimously voted to file a complaint against him with authorities.