Maria Gaidar, a prominent Russian-born politician and activist, has resigned her seat in the legislature of Ukraine’s Odesa region.
The Odesa region assembly said on June 12 that it has relieved Gaidar of her duties as a lawmaker at her request.
RFE/RL: Maria Gaidar resigns as lawmaker in Ukraine’s Odesa region
Deputy Head of the southwestern Ukrainian region of Odessa and former Russian politician Maria Gaidar gestures as she talks on the phone in her office in Odessa on Aug. 20, 2016.
