Due to large-scale closures associated with the meeting of the Council of Legislators, which is attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, there are heavy traffic jams in St. Petersburg.
Nevsky Avenue. Photo: Moyka78
Public transport stopped on Nevsky Prospekt. Buses and trolleybuses stand still. Drivers opened the doors, thereby inviting people in a hurry to walk or take the metro.
Nevsky Avenue. Photo: Moyka78
Nevsky Avenue. Photo: Moyka78
A meeting of the Council of Legislators is taking place in St. Petersburg on Friday, April 26. President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Tauride Palace, where the event is taking place. Shpalernaya Street, on which the palace is located, was completely blocked.
Photo: screenshot of the Yandex service. Traffic jams
According to the Yandex.Traffic service, traffic also stopped on Smolnaya, Voskresenskaya embankments, Kutuzov embankment, Dvortsovaya and English embankments. Heavy traffic jams remain on the streets that have not been blocked, and in many places drivers are practically standing still.
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