November 24, 2021

After the Lord Mayor's Show


After the Lord Mayor's Show

“They are waiting for conversations from us, but not concrete actions. They are waiting for new roads, schools, kindergartens, modern and comfortable transport, safety on the streets, improvements to every yard.”

– Andrei Alekseenko, the new Mayor of Krasnodar

Don’t new politicians usually bless babies and make the rounds? Alekseenko, on the other hand, seems to have promised only empty words (still no new roads, people) on November 17. Speaking to RIA Novosti, administrative representatives of Krasnodar insist Alekseenko misspoke.

 

 

 

 

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