Two Russian lawmakers who called on President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine have been expelled from the Communist Party.
Vasyukevich appealed to Putin to stop the war and withdraw his troops from the country.
He said he was also speaking on behalf of three Communist Party colleagues: Shulga, Natalya Kochugova and Aleksandr Sustov.
Video of Primorsky Krai Communist Party councillor Leonid Vasyukevich demanding a withdrawal of troops from Ukraine on behalf of himself and four colleagues.
The head of the Primorsky assembly's Communist Party faction, Anatoly Dolgachev, has now told state-run newspaper Kommersant that Vasyukevich and Shulga have been expelled for "discrediting the party.".
Last Friday, Dolgachev had pledged to take "tough action" against the pair, saying their words "discredit the honor" of the party.
Newsweek has reached out to Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the legislative assembly of the Primorsky region for comment. »