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Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrives at a Kyiv court. Prosecutors are appealing against a bail decision freeing the ex-Ukrainian president, who is accused of treason. Poroshenko's lawyers are expected to call for his passport to be returned, which was withheld by the court to prevent him from leaving the country. IMAGES
Georgia's ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili faces trial on abuse of office charges which he has denounced as politically motivated. It is Saakashvili's first courtroom appearance since the Caucasus country's top opposition leader was arrested on October 1 shortly after his return from exile. Georgia's president in 2004-2013, Saakashvili had refused food for 50 days to protest his prosecution. IMAGES
Supporters of Georgia's jailed opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili gather in front of Tbilisi City Court under heavy police presence where the ex-president is to stand trial on abuse of office charges which he has denounced as politically motivated. It is his first courtroom appearance since the Caucasus country's foremost opposition leader was arrested on October 1 shortly after his secret return from exile. IMAGES
Images outside Kiev court after Ukrainian lawmaker Viktor Medvedchuk, seen as Russian President Vladimir Putin's top ally in Kiev, claimed a treason investigation against him was politically motivated and vowed to defend himself. The 66-year-old business tycoon, who counts the Kremlin chief among his personal friends, is a hugely controversial figure in Ukraine for his ties to Russia, which has backed separatists in a years-long conflict with Kiev. IMAGES
A Russian court sentences a Ukrainian journalist to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony after he was found guilty of espionage, in a case Kiev has condemned as "politically motivated". Journalist Roman Sushchenko, who worked for Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform for more than a decade, was detained in Moscow in 2016. Russia's FSB security agency accused him of serving in Ukrainian military intelligence and gathering state secrets. IMAGES
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