The Governor of the Odessa region, Mikheil Saakashvili, stated in an interview to the Die Zeit newspaper that the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, fears that he might take his place as the head of government.
"Since our first meeting, Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk saw in me someone who came to replace him. He will never overcome this fear," RIA Novosti quoted him as saying.
At the same time, Saakashvili assured that he has no such plans.