Moscow Theater Director Calls Putin a 'Killer' and Resigns in Protest Over Russia's Invasion of Ukraine

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February 25, 2022

The director of a state-run theater in Moscow on Thursday publicly called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “killer” as she announced that she was stepping down from her post in protest over Russia’s wide-ranging attack on Ukraine.

“You can’t work for a killer and get paid by him,” said Elena Kovalskaya, the director of the Meyerhold Center theater, in a post on Facebook.

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