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Mikheil Saakashvili champions Kiev's goals in Strasbourg

Former president of Georgia Mikheïl Saakachvili. © Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Keen to defend his record as Kiev's top reformer, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili brought up the Ukrainian cause at the European Parliament, notably with Polish MEP Anna Fotyga, who is an expert on NATO networking with strong credentials on Georgia. [...] (783 words)

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