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You're reading: Government’s duel with oligarchs switches to Odesa beach
Government’s duel with oligarchs switches to Odesa beach

Government’s duel with oligarchs switches to Odesa beach

By Mark Rachkevych.
Multi-millionaire property developer Vasyl Khmelnytsky said the \"populist\" methods of Odesa Governor Mikheil Saakashvili threaten investment after the former Georgian president ordered thick blocks of concrete removed on July 20 to give the public access to a city beach near property that Khmelnytsky owns on land he leases from the city.
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The public battle between
Ukraine’s rich and powerful oligarchs and the government has shifted to the
Black Sea port city of Odesa, and the current battleground – appropriately for
a seaside city – is a beach.

Kyiv Post editor Mark
Rachkevych can be reached at rachkevych@kyivpost.com.

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