: :inin Kyiv (EET)

Ukraine picks Georgia’s ex-president as Odessa governor


Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has been nominated by Ukraine’s cabinet ministers as the governor of the country’s strategic Odessa region.

Ukrainian presidential spokesman Syvatoslav Tsegolko announced on Friday that a meeting with Saakashvili was set to take place “today” and that “based on the results of this meeting, [Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko] will make the decision,” Russian media outlets reported citing Tsegolko’s Facebook page.
Meanwhile, Odesa regional administration’s Press Secretary Mykola Pokrovsky further wrote on his Facebook page that the decision was already made and that it will be announced at 2:30 pm local time on Saturday.
“Yes, it is Saakashvili,” …read more

Source: Iran English Radio

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