Mikheil Saakashvili

Mikheil Saakashvili is the ex-president of Georgia (2004–2007 and 2008–2013) and one of the leaders of the Rose Revolution in Georgia. On May 26, 2015, he received Ukrainian citizenship. He was head of the Odesa Regional State Administration (2015–2016). During his political activity in Ukraine, Saakashvili clashed with the president and pro-government parties, and even compared Poroshenko with Yanukovych.

On July 26, 2017, he was stripped of Ukrainian citizenship due to inaccurate information provided when obtaining citizenship.

The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine received a request from the Chief Prosecutor's Office of Georgia for the arrest and extradition of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. Saakashvili himself stated that he would return to Ukraine on September 10 through the "Krakovets" checkpoint.

On April 22, 2020, the deputy head of the "Servant of the People" faction, Yevheniia Kravchuk, confirmed that Mikheil Saakashvili could be appointed Deputy Prime Minister for Reforms.

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