FILE PHOTO: Former Georgian President and former governor of Odessa region Mikheil Saakashvili attends anti-government and in support of him rally in central Kiev, Ukraine, November 27, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine says it will review a request from Georgia to arrest and extradite former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, one of the most colourful and divisive figures in the politics of both countries, if he re-enters Ukraine in the next few days.
Brought in to help drive reforms after the 2014 Ukrainian uprising that ousted a pro-Russian leader, Saakashvili has been at loggerheads with the Kiev authorities since quitting as governor of the Odessa region last year and accusing President Petro Poroshenko of abetting corruption.
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