Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has restored Ukrainian citizenship of former Georgian President and ex-governor of the Odessa Region Mikhail Saakashvili, a decree published on the presidential website said on Tuesday, according to TASS.
Saakashvili was stripped of the Ukrainian citizenship by a decree of former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko in July 2017.
The former Georgian leader expressed gratitude to Zelensky for restoring his Ukrainian citizenship. "Thank you, President Zelensky! Glory to Ukraine," he wrote on his Facebook page, posting an online link to the decree.