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. “As the president of Ukraine, I am constantly engaged in returning Ukraine citizens [back to the country] with various capabilities that I have,” Zelenskiy said. “Mister Saakashvili is a Ukrainian citizen, so that applies to him as well,” Zelenskiy said. Ukraine’s foreign ministry, its government and embassy in Georgia will all be involved in dealing with Saakashvili’s case, Zelenskiy added. Saakashvili, who had been living in Ukraine and was sentenced in absentia in Georgia in 2018, said he would fly home for Saturday’s local elections in order to help “save the country.” …
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