Durham County Council has announced that it will end its twinning arrangements with a Russian city in show of solidarity with Ukraine.
The council had previously said it would keep its twinning arrangements with Kostroma "under review" amid the ongoing Russian invasion of the Eastern European country.
It had signed a charter of friendship with Kostroma on July 5, 1968, and since then hundreds of residents have travelled to the city to learn more about its culture, including folk groups, theatre companies and teachers.
