The mayor of Odessa Trukhanov has been deprived of citizenship: the SBU confirmed his Russian passport.

The commission under the President of Ukraine on citizenship issues has decided to suspend the citizenship of the mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, due to his possession of Russian Federation citizenship. The corresponding decision is confirmed by a presidential decree and is based on the evidence provided by the Security Service. According to information from the SBU, Trukhanov is a citizen of the Russian Federation and holds a valid foreign passport from that country.

Content of the issue

According to inkorr.com: The Russian foreign passport of the mayor of Odessa was issued in 2015 for a period of 10 years. In 2017, after an appeal to the Russian authorities, his internal passport was canceled, but this did not affect his Russian citizenship. The Security Service of Ukraine confirmed that Trukhanov remains a citizen of the Russian Federation and has an identification code in the Federal Tax Service of the Russian Federation.

Legal consequences

The Ukrainian side has initiated the process of depriving Gennady Trukhanov of citizenship due to his possession of a Russian passport. This decision is based on Ukrainian legislation that prohibits dual citizenship. According to Ukraine's official position, a person who is a citizen of Ukraine cannot have the citizenship of a country that violates Ukraine's territorial integrity.

The situation surrounding Gennady Trukhanov may have serious consequences for the political situation in Odessa. It is important to note that the issue of citizenship and the possession of passports from another country, especially in the context of military actions and aggression from Russia, has become very sensitive in Ukraine. The commission's decision and subsequent legal steps may affect the position of other officials who have similar circumstances.