Ukraine's Zelenskiy strips citizenship of several former politicians


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  • Sunday, 05 Feb 2023

FILE PHOTO: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a joint news briefing with Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine January 30, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS.

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy revoked the citizenship of several former influential politicians on Saturday in the latest of steps to "cleanse" the country from pro-Russian influences.

"Today, I signed the relevant documents to take another step to protect and cleanse our state from those on the side of the aggressor," Zelenskiy said during his nightly video address.

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