MOSCOW – The head of the Russian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Alexei Pushkov on Sunday denounced a cartoon published in the latest issue of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo on the truce in Ukraine as “abominable”.The drawing, entitled ‘Ceasefire: boredom sets in in Donetsk’, depicts the inhabitants of separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine standing amid ruins and rubble wondering, ‘How about we do something with some cartoonists?’ “It is an abomination, not freedom of expression,” Pushkov, who is known for his controversial statements, wrote on his Twitter account.Russia initially welcomed an historic march against terrorism in Paris after January’s deadly attacks …read more
Source: AsiaOne
