Italian City Council deputy dismissed for solidarity with Russia

Italian Ceccano Mayor has revoked the powers of the City Council deputy, Stefano Gizzi, after the latter openly expressed support for Russia in the situation around Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Italian media

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Stefano Gizzi expressed his support for Russia in a social network post. It was deleted shortly after it was published, but it nevertheless managed to spark a wave of outrage. Responding to accusations, the politician stressed that was ‘Russophobic madness’.

The Lega party, where he was a member, turned away from Gizzi, and the City Council members urged the Mayor to fire him from the post of the Councilor for Culture in the commune of Ceccano.