Governor Alikhanov called the idea of replacing Kaliningrad with Koenigsberg stupid

2023-09-27T10:50:30.853Z

Highlights: Governor Alikhanov called the idea of replacing Kaliningrad with Koenigsberg stupid. The Russian city of Kingisepp, which is located in the Leningrad region, parliamentarians propose to call Yamburg or Yaama. In the opinion of the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Marko Mihkelson, the use of the nameKaliningrad in Estonian should be abandoned and "the historical name Königsberg should be used" instead. "No comment. I don't comment on nonsense," the governor said.

The governor of the Kaliningrad region, Anton Alikhanov, in an interview with RT, called the proposal of the deputies of the Estonian parliament to abandon the Russian name of the city of Kaliningrad and replace it with Koenigsberg stupidity.