A year ago he was the only Russian politician to vote against annexing Crimea. Now he’s an exile.
It’s just over a year since Moscow claimed Crimea as part of Russia. After Russian President Vladimir Putin and Crimean leaders agreed upon it, it needed the approval of Russia’s parliament, the Duma. It passed, of course, with 443 deputies voting in favor. Just one person voted against it (with one other abstaining). That sole Russian politician who voted […] …read more
Source: The Washington Post
