The Ukrainian TV presenter has been living abroad with her family for a long time. She recently returned to Ukraine with her husband and children to settle issues related to funds invested in the construction of an apartment building. However, a real scandal broke out against the backdrop of this topic.
The TV presenter and her husband Vladimir Lokotko are trying to get back the money they invested in the apartment of the developer Saga Development. They won the lawsuit in court, and "kind people" suggested that the company is on the verge of bankruptcy. Accordingly, there is a court decision, but there is no money in the accounts, so nothing can be collected, Freimut notes. The developer himself, Andriy Vavrysh, says that they cannot pay the money because Volodymyr Lokotko is a Russian citizen, Show 24 reports.
Freimut confirmed that her husband was indeed a Russian citizen, but today he has a completely different status.
"My husband was indeed a citizen of Russia, well, it so happened that he was born in Kazakhstan, he studied there (in Russia), and then he left for Ukraine, and since 2006 he has lived, worked and is a resident of Ukraine. He has personal sanctions from Russia, imposed in 2018 as a top manager of the Ukrainian media industry," the TV presenter said.
It should be noted that in April 2019, the Russian Federation lifted sanctions against Volodymyr Lokotko. The TV presenter assured that they know that Ukraine takes away housing from Russians during the war, but her husband is a resident of Ukraine, and our state does not impose sanctions on them. Today, Lokotko is a citizen of Kazakhstan and has a passport that confirms this. Before the start of the full-scale war, the former CEO of Novy Kanal applied for Ukrainian citizenship and is now waiting for a decision.
The developer of the Saga Development company also gave its answer to the question about the citizenship of Freimut’s husband. The company notes that they can judge citizenship only by the documents that Lokotko provided when concluding the contract.
"Perhaps he changed his citizenship during the war (and the trial) or acquired a second one. But at the time of the termination of the contract, he was a citizen of the Russian Federation. The document on the introduction of sanctions against citizens of the Russian Federation does not clarify whether they apply to citizens-residents of Ukraine (with a residence permit) or not."
Olga also noted that she would live in two countries, since it would be better for her younger children to be in safe Britain.