2 Russian lawmakers branded traitors and ordered out of meeting for demanding Putin end invasion of Ukraine

Two regional officials in Russia were branded traitors and ordered to leave a legislative meeting after they called for an end to the invasion of Ukraine.

The legislative assembly of Primorsky Krai in far eastern Russia had a meeting on Friday. Both are members of the Communist Party.

The video shows Vasyukevich calling on Putin to end the war, which he said is costing many Russian lives. Shulga spoke in his support.

The speaker starts speaking about 1 hour 59 minutes into the clip.

The number of orphans in our country will increase if the military operation is not stopped.

Young people lose their lives or become disabled over the course of the military operation. The young people could have helped us.

It is not possible to succeed by means of warfare. The number of dead and wounded military personnel will increase as the military operation continues. We want the Russian troops out of Ukraine.

The war was not the subject of the meeting, as other officials tried to stop Vasyukevich, shouting over him that he was speaking without permission.

According to Radio Free Europe and Russia's Kommersant newspaper, the governor of Primorsky Krai ordered the men to be removed because they were traitors.

Insider couldn't confirm whether the men were removed.

The leader of the Communist Party in the Primorsky Krai assembly, Anatoly Dolgachev, said the party would punish Vasyukevich and Shulga with the toughest measures.

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The honor of the Communist Party was discredited by Dolgachev.

The entire Primorsky Krai assembly has no direct influence on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The intervention was a rare example of public dissent from politicians in Russia who support the war.

According to the Moscow Times, there are at least two other instances that have taken place.

Reports of the conflict in Ukraine are not always accurate for Russians.

It is illegal for media to report anything that is contrary to the official narrative, including the evidence of mass killings of civilians by Russian forces.

It is illegal to call the attack on Ukraine a war.