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Ukrainian The media spread statements by the mayor of Odessa Gennady Truchanov about the disapproval of the total renaming of Russian-language toponyms. According to publications, the official made sincere confessions in an interview with a journalist from The New York Times.
In particular, it is stated that Truchanov is against renaming Pushkin Street in Odessa. According to some reports, the mayor is under pressure in this regard.
“I would not support that,” Truchanov said. – Odessa & ndash; the multicultural capital of Ukraine. “
The mayor also reportedly admitted that he” fears growing hatred for everything Russian. “