Putin arrived in St. Petersburg for fun: City residents are outraged by head of Kremlin

The head of the Kremlin Putin arrived in St. Petersburg to take part in the traditional summit of CIS leaders and to have fun at the Igora resort complex in the Leningrad Region. However, this visit turned into a real disaster for the city's residents. The entire center of St. Petersburg and the main transport arteries were paralyzed due to the closures. Traffic jams reached a record 10 points, spreading even to remote areas, including the outer ring of the KAD. Several metro stations were closed, which led to massive crowds of people.
Residents of the city are expressing their discontent en masse on social networks, cursing him for choosing St. Petersburg for vacations and meetings with colleagues. The city dwellers are outraged that they have found themselves in a trap for the sake of Putin's personal comfort. "He decided to have some fun in his hometown. How did he even come up with the idea of holding a summit here? Let him sit in Moscow," write the Petersburgers. The difficult weather only makes the situation worse: wet snow and icy roads add chaos to the traffic. At one point, the entire city literally froze, cars and public transport came to a standstill. Putin's decision to go on an excursion to the Hermitage caused particular indignation. "The idea of the guarantor to go on an excursion to the Hermitage caused particular indignation. "The idea of the guarantor to go on an excursion to the Hermitage turned out to be extremely fruitful - the closed center and the outer ring of the Ring Road very quickly led to the densest traffic jams throughout the city. Six million people were asked to treat the cultural needs of the president with understanding. The inconveniences for the peasants are temporary, but the culture-multiculture is eternal," writes Russian analyst Anatoly Nesmiyan.
An informal meeting before the New Year is a long-standing tradition of the Commonwealth. This year will be no exception.
According to the program, at the summit Putin will sum up the results of Russia's chairmanship of the CIS in 2024. After that, "the leaders will be able to communicate with each other in an informal setting and exchange views on current international issues," the Kremlin said.
Currently, the CIS consists of 11 countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. At the same time, as Putin noted, de facto Moldova and Ukraine have long been nominal participants and are not involved in the work of the association.