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Zelensky Ousted a Heavyweight Mayor. Was It a Power Grab?

President Volodymyr Zelensky removed Odesa’s mayor, raising fears he might be using his wartime powers to tighten control over opposition-run cities.

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Gennadiy Trukhanov, the former mayor of Odesa, Ukraine, in his office in the city, in 2022.
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