The county’s Moscow commission that provides cultural exchanges, however, will remain in place
Santa Clara County Supervisors have unanimously voted to sever its sister-city relationship with Moscow as the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its one month mark.
Santa Clara County has had ties with the city of Moscow since 1994, the same year it established a commission that hosts Russian delegations as form of cultural exchange. While District 5 Supervisor Joe Simitian on Tuesday called the county’s move a “symbolic” gesture, he said that some sort of decision had to be made in light of recent events.County Executive Jeff Smith, whose office brought the referral on Tuesday, had stated in early March
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