"The Ukrainian citizenship of the mayor of Odesa, Gennadiy Trukhanov, has been suspended, Ukraine's SBU security service announced on the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday, citing a decree signed by Zelenskyy. The SBU accused the mayor of possessing a valid international passport from the aggressor country. Ukraine prohibits its citizens from also holding citizenship in Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and the move against Trukhanov could see him deported from the country."
"In a post on social media, Zelenskyy said he had held a meeting with the head of the SBU, which had reported on countering Russian agent networks and collaborators in the front-line and border regions, as well as in the south of our country. The SBU chief confirmed the fact that certain individuals hold Russian citizenship relevant decisions regarding them have been prepared."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy suspended the Ukrainian citizenship of Odesa mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov after the SBU alleged he holds a valid Russian international passport. Ukraine prohibits dual citizenship with Russia and possession of a Russian passport could lead to Trukhanov's deportation. Zelenskyy appointed a military administration to run Odesa, the country's largest port city of about one million residents. The SBU reported work on countering Russian agent networks and collaborators in frontline, border and southern regions. The SBU chief confirmed that certain individuals hold Russian citizenship and that relevant decisions have been prepared. Trukhanov has served as Odesa mayor since 2014.
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