from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2025 09:23
https://lemmy.world/post/37420630
President moves to take direct control of strategic Black Sea port city deeply shaped by Russian cultural influence
President Volodymyr Zelensky stripped Odesa’s long-serving mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov of his Ukrainian citizenship after security services alleged he held a passport from Russia.
Mr Trukhanov, 60, who has governed the Black Sea port city for over a decade, rejected the accusation.
“I will appeal the decision to strip me of my Ukrainian citizenship in the Supreme Court. And, if that is not enough, I will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights,” he said in a video statement.
The Security Service of Ukraine released an image on Telegram of what appeared to be a Russian passport bearing the mayor’s name and photograph, claiming it was issued in December 2015 and remained valid.
Ukrainian law bars public officials from holding dual citizenship.
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Ah, so they’ve got the actual-thing.
That isn’t merely alleged, then, that is actual-evidence.
Totally different from what the title asserted.
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