'Some of the deadliest Russian rockets are manufactured in Ekaterinburg, which still by the way remains the sister city of San Jose,' said Zelensky.
, just days after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a plea to several American cities, including San Diego and Chicago.
"What do those ties give to you? Probably nothing," said President Zelensky."But they allow Russia to say that it is not isolated even after the start of its war." Zelensky made the comments Friday in a video address to the U.S. Conference of Mayors, where he took direct aim at at San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo."Some of the deadliest Russian rockets are manufactured in Ekaterinburg, which still, by the way, remains the sister city of San Jose," said Zelensky.
"It was in the very earliest days in the war, so we didn't know about the crimes and genocide and now we know and we can't ignore that," said Arenas.
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