JUST IN: L.A. City Council unanimously approves measure condemning Putin's invasion of Ukraine
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a resolution today to strongly condemn"the egregious actions of President Vladimir Putin for ordering the invasion of Ukraine.''
The resolution -- which was led by Councilman Paul Koretz and introduced by five council members -- also includes a call for international or federal divestment of all holdings from, and investments in, Russia. It further condemns Putin's actions and those of any country that supports Russia, or supports publicly traded Russian companies, real estate or private equity.
"What's happening in the Ukraine right now hits close to home for me. My mother's family fled Kyiv 100 years ago to avoid the Russian pogroms. And I've been sick to my stomach seeing the photos of innocent men, women and especially children who have been murdered in this invasion,'' Koretz said before the vote.
"An 18-month-old boy killed by the shelling. The 6-year-old girls shot to death in a car. A 14-year-old boy bleeding to death after being hit by a shell fragment. All pointless, senseless, useless deaths at the hand of a megalomaniacal madman,'' he added.