Why Kiev Made Saakashvili the Governor of Odessa
Lesson Brief
Deutsche Welle
In an important decision Ukrainian President, Petro Poroshenko, named former President of Georgia, Mikhail Saakashvili, the new governor of Odessa. Saakashvili was chosen because of his knowledge of the challenges that face post-Soviet states, many of which Odessa suffers from (corruption at the port entrance, issues on the border with unrecognized Transnistria, pro-Russian sentiments in the region, etc.). This appointment is sure to ruffle the feathers of Moscow, as the Kremlin has had its own experiences with Saakashvili in Georgia.
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- chairman, head
- председатель
- appointment, nomination, naming
- назначение
- test, trial
- испытание
- limit, range, scope
- предел
- from now on, henceforth
- отныне
- presence
- присутствие
- godfather
- крестный отец
- to envision, to have (someone/something) in mind, to predict
- прочить
- to hide, to conceal
- скрывать, скрыть
- governorship
- губернаторство