Former Ukraine president defies arrest threat in showdown with successor

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WARSAW: Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday he planned to return to Ukraine on Monday (Jan 17) despite the threat of arrest in a treason case he says was trumped up by allies of current President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Poroshenko\u0027s return sets up a showdown with Zelenskiy\u0027s government

WARSAW: Former Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko said on Sunday he planned to return to Ukraine on Monday despite the threat of arrest in a treason case he says was trumped up by allies of current President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

Zelenskiy's administration has distanced itself from the investigation, saying the prosecutors and judiciary are independent and accusing Poroshenko of thinking he was above the law. After days of diplomacy last week achieved no breakthrough, the United States said on Friday Russia was preparing a pretext for an attack, something the Kremlin dismissed as"unfounded".

Poroshenko's return to Kyiv from Warsaw on Monday coincides with the whistle-stop visit from the new German foreign minister, who will then head to Moscow for talks on Tuesday.

 

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