Ukrainian former President Petro Poroshenko is seen on a screen as he addresses his supporters upon arrival at Zhulyany airport in Kyiv, Ukraine January 17, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's former President Petro Poroshenko landed in Kyiv on Monday to face treason charges in a case he says was trumped up by allies of his successor, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
In a brief stand-off at border control after arriving on a flight from Warsaw, he accused the border guards of taking away his passport. He later emerged to a crowd of flag-waving supporters outside the airport.
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