Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has begun his new role as the governor of Ukraine's Odesa region, where he has pledged to modernize institutions and root out corruption. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service followed Saakashvili as he met with Odesa residents and introduced his newly appointed chief of police, Gia Lortkipanidze, a former Georgian deputy interior minister.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Saakashvili gets down to business in Odesa (VIDEO)
President Petro Poroshenko (L) and Mikheil Saakashvili (2ND L) speaking to people during their visit to southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on May 30.
