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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf" data-source="post: 147172" data-attributes="member: 199"><p>Defending EU style 'democracy'. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite17" alt=":LOL:" title="Laugh :LOL:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":LOL:" /> </p><p></p><h3>Zelensky says he ‘doesn’t care’ if claim used to oust Odessa mayor is fake</h3><p>The Ukrainian leader removed Gennady Trukhanov from his post after he was accused of holding Russian citizenship</p><p><img src="https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2025.10/xxs/6900c98385f5403d4c33fde9.jpg" alt="Zelensky says he ‘doesn’t care’ if claim used to oust Odessa mayor is fake" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, Washington, DC, October 17, 2025. © Andrew Harnik / Getty Images</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said he is unconcerned about whether the evidence used to oust former Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov was fake.</p><p>Zelensky fired the mayor of the southern city earlier this month over accusations that he holds a Russian passport. The allegations have reportedly since been shown to contain false information, with the passport number that Ukrainian investigators claimed was Trukhanov’s actually belonging to a woman from Siberia who recently crossed the Russian border.</p><p>Zelensky defended his decision to journalists on Tuesday, admitting he did not question the evidence presented by investigators.</p><p><em>”How many passports he has, which are real, which are fake, who made them? Frankly speaking, I do not care,”</em> Zelensky said, as quoted by Ukrinform. <em>“Is it 100% true that he is a Russian citizen? [Investigators] tell me ‘yes’.”</em></p><p>Trukhanov was one of several people stripped of Ukrainian citizenship earlier this month under Zelensky’s decree targeting individuals accused of secretly holding Russian passports. His administration has since been replaced by one appointed directly by the central government.</p><p></p><p>Trukhanov has said the allegations against him are based on fabrications and that he is the victim of a political purge. In an interview following his removal, he compared his situation to the Stalin-era repressions, arguing that there is no viable path for appeal under Zelensky’s rule.</p><p>International media outlets have also criticized the move. The Spectator described it as <em>“a step too far,”</em> suggesting it served as a warning to other local leaders that dissent would not be tolerated.</p><p>Reports have pointed to growing friction between Zelensky and prominent mayors, including Kiev’s Vitaly Klitschko, who accused the Ukrainian leader of consolidating power and edging toward a dictatorship.</p><p>Zelensky’s presidential term expired last year, but he continues to govern under martial law, after declining to transfer authority to the speaker of parliament as required by the Ukrainian Constitution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf, post: 147172, member: 199"] Defending EU style 'democracy'. :LOL: [HEADING=2]Zelensky says he ‘doesn’t care’ if claim used to oust Odessa mayor is fake[/HEADING] The Ukrainian leader removed Gennady Trukhanov from his post after he was accused of holding Russian citizenship [IMG alt="Zelensky says he ‘doesn’t care’ if claim used to oust Odessa mayor is fake"]https://mf.b37mrtl.ru/files/2025.10/xxs/6900c98385f5403d4c33fde9.jpg[/IMG] Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky, Washington, DC, October 17, 2025. © Andrew Harnik / Getty Images Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky has said he is unconcerned about whether the evidence used to oust former Odessa Mayor Gennady Trukhanov was fake. Zelensky fired the mayor of the southern city earlier this month over accusations that he holds a Russian passport. The allegations have reportedly since been shown to contain false information, with the passport number that Ukrainian investigators claimed was Trukhanov’s actually belonging to a woman from Siberia who recently crossed the Russian border. Zelensky defended his decision to journalists on Tuesday, admitting he did not question the evidence presented by investigators. [I]”How many passports he has, which are real, which are fake, who made them? Frankly speaking, I do not care,”[/I] Zelensky said, as quoted by Ukrinform. [I]“Is it 100% true that he is a Russian citizen? [Investigators] tell me ‘yes’.”[/I] Trukhanov was one of several people stripped of Ukrainian citizenship earlier this month under Zelensky’s decree targeting individuals accused of secretly holding Russian passports. His administration has since been replaced by one appointed directly by the central government. Trukhanov has said the allegations against him are based on fabrications and that he is the victim of a political purge. In an interview following his removal, he compared his situation to the Stalin-era repressions, arguing that there is no viable path for appeal under Zelensky’s rule. International media outlets have also criticized the move. The Spectator described it as [I]“a step too far,”[/I] suggesting it served as a warning to other local leaders that dissent would not be tolerated. Reports have pointed to growing friction between Zelensky and prominent mayors, including Kiev’s Vitaly Klitschko, who accused the Ukrainian leader of consolidating power and edging toward a dictatorship. Zelensky’s presidential term expired last year, but he continues to govern under martial law, after declining to transfer authority to the speaker of parliament as required by the Ukrainian Constitution. [/QUOTE]
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