Providence mayor calls mural of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska ‘divisive’ after train stabbing death

UE, NATO, Politica externa

The mayor of Rhode Island’s capital city is calling for a mural reportedly backed by Elon Musk to honor Iryna Zarutska —the Ukrainian woman whose brutal murder while riding a North Carolina train prompted calls for harsher punishment for career criminals — to be taken down. The mural, located on the exterior of The Dark Lady, an LGBTQ+ club in downtown Providence, remains incomplete, WJAR-TV reported.  The office of Mayor Brett Smiley told the news outlet that he wants the artwork taken down.  “