Governor Jay Inslee has ordered Washington agencies to cut ties with Russian businesses, but four Washington cities have a very different, unique kind of relationship with Russia: sister cities.
According to Sister Cities International, a sister city is an officially recognized relationship with another city around the world that includes “municipal, business, trade, educational, and cultural exchanges and projects.” Some Washington cities have multiple sister cities on different continents.
Tacoma, Bellingham, Anacortes, and La Conner all have sister cities in Russia. And the two Skagit County cities on that list have been posed with the question over the past week of whether they will remain with their Russian counterparts.
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