Russia–Ukraine War (May 28): Ukraine’s Former President Blocked From Leaving the Country

Russia–Ukraine War (May 28): Ukraine’s Former President Blocked From Leaving the Country
Ukrainian former President Petro Poroshenko, sings the national anthem after a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Jan. 19, 2022. Gleb Garanich/Reuters
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Ukraine’s Former President Blocked From Leaving the Country

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was prevented from leaving Ukraine to take part in a meeting of a NATO body in Lithuania, his party’s parliamentary faction said on Saturday.

Poroshenko was stopped twice at a border crossing with Poland while he was on his way to the meeting of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly, a consultative interparliamentary organisation, the statement said.