Former Georgian president Saakashvili returns to Ukraine Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili resturns to Ukraine after the restoration of his Ukrainian citizenship by the new head of state, Volodymyr Zelensky, more than a year after being expelled from that country by former President Petro Poroshenko. "When Zelensky gave me back my citizenship, it was really a very brave step on the part of the president," Saakashvili says. IMAGES of Saakashvili's arrival and his SOUNDBITES.