Putin fired the head of Chuvashia, who mocked firefighters and called for “killing” journalists

President Vladimir Putin fired the head of Chuvashia, Mikhail Ignatiev, “due to loss of trust,” according to the Kremlin website.

State Duma deputy Oleg Nikolaev will act as head of the republic.

Earlier, RBC wrote that the decision to resign Ignatiev had already been made. The head of the region will leave “against the backdrop of scandals with journalists and the Ministry of Emergency Situations” and the recommendations of the ethics commission of United Russia to expel him from the party, the publication’s sources reported.

During an event in honor of the Day of the Russian and Chuvash Press in Cheboksary, Ignatiev called on “to kill” journalists and bloggers who “criticize from morning to evening” and “write how good it is in Europe, how good it is in America.”

“Therefore, it needs to be clearly defined - you need to wet them, as people say. It needs to be wet. Tell them where they came from, with what thoughts, where they live, where they work, what they earn,” said the head of the region. The official later apologized for this phrase.

Three days after the apology, the head of the region made the Emergencies Ministry officer jump while handing him the keys to a new official car. this act The official explained by “friendly relations” and eating stewed meat together.

“I reject all speculation, rumors, gossip and outright lies about any disrespectful attitude of mine towards the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations,” Ignatiev commented.

On January 28, the head of the region was expelled from United Russia.