The Ukrainian commission under the President has decided to terminate the citizenship of the mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov. This happened because, according to the materials provided by the Security Service, he is a citizen of Russia and has a valid passport from that country.
According to the information from the SBU, the current mayor of Odessa is a citizen of the Russian Federation and has a valid foreign passport of the aggressor country. The security service has copies of the relevant documents.
After the onset of Russian aggression, Trukhanov received a Russian passport for 10 years, which is still considered valid.
Legal Complexity
In 2017, the mayor's lawyers tried to strip him of his internal Russian passport, but the court in the Moscow region explained that this does not lead to a loss of Russian citizenship. In addition, Trukhanov has an identification code in Russia, which is listed in the tax service database.
The state commission under the President of Ukraine has decided to terminate the citizenship of the mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, due to his Russian citizenship and the presence of a Russian passport. The complexity of the issue related to the legal aspects of the validity and interaction of the citizenship of the two countries has also been considered.