05/30/2015 Ukraine: Daily Highlights -Saakashvili became a citizen of Ukraine and becomes a head of the Odessa regional state administration.

President Poroshenko and former Georgian President Saakashvili

05.30.2015 Daily Highlights by the Digests & Analytics Ukraine News Agency

Topics from Media and Social Networks

• Saakashvili became a citizen of Ukraine and becomes a head of the Odessa regional state administration.
• Russia imposed sanctions on European politicians
• Blatter rejects corruption assumptions.

Key Events in Ukraine

• Former Georgian President Saakashvili received Ukrainian citizenship. President Poroshenko confirmed his appointment as a head of the Odessa Regional State Administration. Saakashvili announced a major personnel reshuffle.
• Kyivenergo reported that the consumer's' debt for heating and hot water is approaching 2 billion UAH (about $ 95 million) and continues to grow. Almost ⅘  is the debt of households and housing service companies.

Ukraine at War

• Fighting in Donbass continues near Donetsk, Granitne, Shyrokyne, Schastya throughout the day. As night approaches the intensity of the shelling and clashes intensified. There is no official report about losses among the Ukrainian military and civilians .
• Russia continues transfer of heavy armored vehicles across the border with Ukraine and is preparing an invasion of another "convoy".

Ukraine and the World

• Russian Federation officially banned 89 European politicians from entering the country. EU officials said that the list is made up of politicians arbitrarily and actions against them does not have any ground and urged Moscow to ensure its transparency for the possibility to appeal the ban.
• Russian Paratroopers Division will be enlarged and new rapid reaction forces will be created.
• Re-elected FIFA President Blatter stated that the refusal to run for the presidency of the Federation would be regarded as proof of corruption. German Foreign Minister Steinmeier said that the current policy of FIFA kills soccer.

The Trends

• The information that Donbass "republics" terrorists will use pensioners personal data to  pay a "pension" only to those who do not receive it  in Ukraine is confirmed.