“ President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that the border guards, like the SBU, have proof that ex-mayor Gennady Trukhanov has Russian citizenship, but he is “not interested” in whether the passports are real. Source: Zelenskyi at a meeting with journalists, to which “Ukrainian Pravda”, “Ukrinform” were not invited. Zelenskyi’s direct speech: “The Security Service of Ukraine has enough evidence that Trukhanov has Russian citizenship. There is additional information from the registers of the Border Service, which also coincides with the fact that Trukhanov has Russian citizenship. How many passports are there, which are real, which are fake, who does it – me, honestly saying, not interested. Is there a hundred percent fact that he is a citizen of Russia? The SBU and the border guards say “yes” to me. Based on these facts and other documents, an appropriate decision can be made.” Details: The President once again emphasized that his decision is not political. The Ukrainian leader added that no one knows “what to expect from the Russians in Odesa”, and he should be sure that the local authorities will protect the city. Read also: Zelenskyi vs Trukhanov. How Odesa learns to live without a mayor, and Trukhanov – without a passport Background: on October 14, President Volodymyr Zelenskyi announced on social networks that he had made a decision regarding “persons whose Russian citizenship was found”, without naming names. “Suspilne” and the telethon “Yedini Novyni” received confirmation from sources in the state authorities that it is about Trukhanov in particular. Gennadiy Trukhanov has been the mayor of Odesa since 2014. At the same time, the first reports appeared that he had Russian citizenship. At the same time, the law on local self-government in Ukraine states that deprivation of citizenship is the reason for early termination of the mayor’s powers. The mayor of Odesa denies that he has Russian citizenship, he called the decision to revoke his Ukrainian citizenship a “falsification”. Trukhanov also announced that he will file a lawsuit in court. The SBU later announced that Trukhanov’s Ukrainian citizenship was revoked because he is a citizen of Russia and has a valid foreign passport of the aggressor country, publishing photos of the documents.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Photo: Trukhanov’s Facebook page Source: Zelensky at a meeting with journalists, to which “Ukrainian Pravda”, “Ukrinform” were not invited
Zelensky’s direct speech: “The Security Service of Ukraine has enough evidence that Trukhanov has Russian citizenship.
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There is additional information from the registers of the Border Service, which also coincides with the fact that Trukhanov has Russian citizenship. How many passports are there, which ones are real, which ones are fake, who does it – I honestly don’t care.
Is there a hundred percent fact that he is a citizen of Russia? The SBU and the border guards say “yes” to me. Based on these facts and other documents, an appropriate decision can be made“.
Details: The President emphasized once again that his decision is not political.
The Ukrainian leader added that no one knows “what to expect from the Russians in Odesa”, and he should be sure that the local authorities will protect the city.
Read also: Zelensky vs Trukhanov. How Odesa learns to live without a mayor, and Trukhanov – without a passport
Prehistory:
- On October 14, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on social networks that he had made a decision regarding “persons whose Russian citizenship was found”, without naming names.
- “Suspilne” and the telethon “Yedini Novyni” received confirmation from sources in the state authorities that it is about Trukhanov in particular.
- Gennadiy Trukhanov has been the mayor of Odesa since 2014. At the same time, the first reports appeared that he had Russian citizenship. At the same time, the law on local self-government in Ukraine states that deprivation of citizenship is the reason for early termination of the mayor’s powers.
- The mayor of Odesa denies that he has Russian citizenship, he called the decision to revoke his Ukrainian citizenship a “falsification”. Trukhanov also announced that he will file a lawsuit in court.
- The Security Service of Ukraine later reported that Trukhanov’s Ukrainian citizenship was terminated because he is a citizen of Russia and has a valid foreign passport of the aggressor country, having published a photo of the documents.