Zelenskiy Vows to Engage in Returning Saakashvili Back to Ukraine

Zelenskiy Vows to Engage in Returning Saakashvili Back to Ukraine
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy addresses the 76th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 22, 2021. Eduardo Munoz/Pool via Reuters
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KYIV—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday he will personally engage in returning Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili back to Ukraine from a prison in Georgia as he holds a Ukrainian passport.

Saakashvili was arrested in Georgia on Friday after the opposition politician returned to the country despite facing imprisonment and called for post-election street protests this weekend.