KYIV – In an unexpected move, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko appointed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as head of the Odesa Oblast State Administration to lead the president’s initiatives in the region, as well as oversee the spending of funds earmarked by the central Kyiv budget. Though he was placed under arrest in his native … Continue reading Poroshenko appoints Saakashvili to lead Odesa