The head of the Odessa region Mikhail Saakashvili, in resigning, compared himself with a soldier, but I Forgot who the first leaving the sinking ship, said the Commissioner of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation on problems of human rights, democracy and rule of law Konstantin Dolgov. "Saakashvili, in resigning, compared himself with a soldier. Forgotten, apparently, that the first from a sinking ship run not soldiers ", - He wrote in his own Twitter.
on the first day of the week Saakashvili announced the decision to resign as head of the Odessa region. His decision was motivated by the fact that the Ukrainian authorities do not want to fight with illegal activities of officials. According to his statement, despite the replacement of power in Ukraine, the country's rampant corruption and " looting and plunder ". He said that the "last straw" for him was the publication of electronic declarations on the income of bureaucrats. Saakashvili also criticized the charges, the head of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in the patronage of a criminal "clans" in the field. The source said that the administration of the President of Ukraine the decision of Mikhail Saakashvili was a complete surprise. Later, the administration has officially said that Poroshenko will sign a decree on dismissal if the Cabinet will be introduced to proper presentation. Saakashvili was appointed on the post of head of the Odessa region on 30 may 2015. The initiative of his appointment belonged to Poroshenko. The head said that has high hopes for Saakashvili, as well as among them in the battle against illegal activity of officials in the region.