Recently, a stormy discussion took place in the network about Volodymyr Lokotka, the husband of the famous Ukrainian presenter Olga Freymut, after information about his Russian citizenship appeared. For the first time, Freimuth commented on the allegations and the sanctions situation imposed on her husband.
In a comment for TabloID, Olga Freimut confirmed that her husband, Volodymyr Lokotka, did indeed have a Russian passport. She explained that Lokotko became a resident of Ukraine in 2006 after moving from Russia. The presenter also noted that in 2018, personal sanctions were imposed on Lokotka by Russia as a top manager of the Ukrainian media industry, but these sanctions were canceled in 2019.
"My husband really was a citizen of Russia. It so happened that he was born in Kazakhstan, studied in Russia, and then moved to Ukraine. Since 2006, he lives, works and is a resident of Ukraine. Not only that, he has personal sanctions from Russia in 2018 as a top manager of the Ukrainian media industry," Freimut said.
According to the presenter, now Volodymyr is a citizen of Kazakhstan. Olga Freimut reported that even before the start of the full-scale invasion, the man had submitted documents to obtain a Ukrainian passport, but the process was delayed due to the war. Freimuth emphasized that Ukraine did not introduce sanctions against Lokotka, as he is a resident of Ukraine.
"We know that during the war, Ukraine takes housing from Russians, but my Volodya is a resident of Ukraine. By law, Ukraine does not introduce sanctions against residents of Ukraine. Now Volodya is a citizen of Kazakhstan. We have to somehow live in Ukraine. Of course, Volodya received a Kazakh passport. He applied for Ukrainian citizenship even before the start of the war, but the war started. And in the meantime, we are waiting for a decision," the presenter explained.
Earlier, Olga Freimut said that she became a victim of fraudsters. The presenter was left without an apartment in the center of Kyiv, which she bought many years ago, but the developer stopped the construction and does not return the money. Freymut recorded a video message to the company that was engaged in construction and its owner Andrii Vavrysh.
Vavrish, in turn, noted that his client is not Freymut, but her husband. He also stated that Lokotko is a citizen of the Russian Federation, which caused active discussions on the network and a negative reaction to the presenter. The owner of the company reprimanded Freimut for allegedly trying to get funds without living in Ukraine, and assured that the construction did not stop.
