Former Georgian president and Odesa regional state administration ex-head Mikheil Saakashvili said he intends to appeal with an administrative court against the revocation of his Ukrainian citizenship.

"We will go to an administrative court. If it doesn't work out with the administrative court, then we will go to Strasbourg," Saakashvili told the Ukrayinska Pravda online media, replying to a question in what court he will appeal against the decision to revoke his citizenship.

On July 26, 2017, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko issued a decree depriving Saakashvili of Ukrainian citizenship, the Ukrainian State Migration Service said. The Ukrainian presidential administration explained that Saakashvili's citizenship was revoked due to his providing false information while applying for Ukrainian citizenship.