Saakashvili's Ukrainian citizenship was revoked on Wednesday by a decree of the nation's President Petro Poroshenko when it was discovered that the former had violated Ukrainian law by providing incorrect information on his citizenship application. Ukrainian media reported that Saakashvili covered up his criminal record in Georgia.
After leaving Georgia in 2013, Saakashvili received Ukrainian citizenship two years later before being appointed as a governor of the Odessa region. The Georgia-born politician, however, quit after one year, citing the Kiev authorities' unwillingness to fight corruption.
In a video address published by Saakashvili online on Wednesday, the politician said Kiev was in collusion with Tbilisi, which had been requesting his extradition from Ukraine since 2015. Under Ukrainan law, Saakashvili may face extradition upon his return to Ukraine.
