Two political developments in Kyiv on 17 January 2022
A resignation from the president's team and a former president's return framed the political news that reached 18 January 2022.
What did Kyiv's political calendar look like on 18 January 2022? The day followed two developments dated 17 January that shaped the conversation.
First, Oleksiy Arestovych left his post as unpaid adviser to the head of the Office of the President and as spokesman for Ukraine's delegation in the Trilateral Contact Group. He cited personal reasons.
Second, former president Petro Poroshenko returned to Ukraine and went to a hearing at Kyiv's Pechersk court.
The two events were separate. One concerned the staffing of the presidential team and Ukraine's representation in the Trilateral Contact Group. The other concerned a former head of state appearing before a court in the capital. Together they marked a busy moment for Ukrainian public life, with attention on who spoke for the delegation and on a former president's presence in a courtroom.
