Georgia recalls envoy from Kiev as its ex-President Saakashvili, a wanted man back home, lands top govt job in Ukraine

Tbilisi is recalling its ambassador

Tbilisi is recalling its ambassador from Kiev for consultations, a day after Ukraine elevated Mikhail Saakashvili, the fugitive ex-president of Georgia who faces embezzlement charges at home, to the head of Ukraine’s reform body.

Teimuraz Sharashenidze, Georgia’s envoy to Ukraine, was told to pack and return until further notice, Davit Zalkaliani, the country’s Foreign Minister, told the media this Friday.

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