I
doubt however that anyone in Ukraine would either be surprised about
that or would much care about it, and – sad to say – I doubt that
the vigilant upholders of the law, human rights and due process in
the US and EU, who claim to be Ukraine’s friends and who talk about
steering Ukraine towards law governed EU-style democracy, would much
care about it either.
Saakashvili’s
removal from Ukraine removes from the Ukrainian political scene –
at least for the moment – a political adventurer who had become
something of a thorn in President Poroshenko’s side.
Saakashvili
actually has only minimal levels of political support in Ukraine.
The
problem for President Poroshenko is that there is not much support
for him in Ukraine either – his approval rating has collapsed –
so that any challenge to him from any quarter – including it seems
from a figure as discredited and as unpopular as Saakashvili – is
apparently more than he can tolerate.
The
fact that Ukraine is due to hold Presidential elections next year
almost certainly gave Poroshenko an extra incentive to get
Saakashvili out of the country before the election cycle began, and
he has now acted to make that happen.
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