After discussing severing the relationship, a San Jose leader thought it would be better to keep it and offer support to Russians who are defiant against the war in Ukraine.
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The war in Ukraine is now two-weeks old and becoming increasingly tragic.Tuesday night, the San Jose City Council decided not to end their relationship with a city in Russia.
They're thousands of miles apart but San Jose, California and Yekaterinburg, Russia are sister cities.Tim Quigley is President of the San Jose Yekaterinburg Sister City program and is Chair Emeritus of Sister Cities International. He explained what a Sister City partnership is. "This is a formal contract between two cities that the councils pass and the mayor sign. What is different is that the relationship is solely community leaders, community volunteer leaders," he said.
Though the San Jose City Council was set to discuss severing ties with its Russian sister city, they instead voted unanimously to send a letter that expresses support to the Russian people who are pushing back against their government and also call for overall peace.
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