Saakashvili says Ukraine president allowing corruption to flourish


  • World
  • Thursday, 17 Nov 2016

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine, November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

KIEV (Reuters) - Firing an honest prosecutor, starving reformers of funding and support, allowing the intimidation of progressive officials.

These are some of the things Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has either abetted or turned a blind eye to, according to his one-time ally Mikheil Saakashvili, who spoke to Reuters a week after resigning as a regional governor.

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