Services no longer required, Saakasvili denied entry to Ukraine
- 7 years ago
Former Georgian president and then governor of Odessa until last November Mikheil Saakasvili has been denied re-entry to Ukraine after travelling to Poland.
He has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship by former ally President Poroshenko. Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, attempting a political comeback, is among his supporters.
“They act like how the Soviet Union used to act when they wanted to get rid of a dissident: they waited until they went abroad then stole their citizenship. The Ukrainians, President Poroshenko, act exactly like Soviet times, like the KGB acted. Well, I think we no longer live in Soviet times and we have our own country which has rules and laws,” he claimed.
Thousands of Saakashvivli’s supporters have gathered on the Ukraine-Poland border, and have set up a tented camp. They include some elected Ukrainian officials.
Saakashvili was seen to have failed to clamp down on corruption in Odessa, and his relationship with Poroshenko broke down.
He has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship by former ally President Poroshenko. Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko, attempting a political comeback, is among his supporters.
“They act like how the Soviet Union used to act when they wanted to get rid of a dissident: they waited until they went abroad then stole their citizenship. The Ukrainians, President Poroshenko, act exactly like Soviet times, like the KGB acted. Well, I think we no longer live in Soviet times and we have our own country which has rules and laws,” he claimed.
Thousands of Saakashvivli’s supporters have gathered on the Ukraine-Poland border, and have set up a tented camp. They include some elected Ukrainian officials.
Saakashvili was seen to have failed to clamp down on corruption in Odessa, and his relationship with Poroshenko broke down.