On May 30, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko named former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili Governor of the Odesa region. There are a number of ways to interpret the bold move, but two historical analogies may be more apt: Saakashvili is either following in Duke de Richelieu’s footsteps as an outside Governor of Odesa or the late CIA Director Richard Helms’ path. Ukrainian politics are murky, but in Saakashvili’s case, the motivation behind his appointment looks like a mixed bag. Saakashvili has been simultaneously promoted and exiled. …read more
Source: Atlantic Council