Ukrainian media quoted members of his “European Solidarity” party as saying that the border police had no reason to ban him under martial law because he had documents proving that he was officially traveling as a member of parliament.
Poroshenko, a member of the EU Parliamentary Commission for Integration, said he is on his way to Lithuania to attend the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting.
According to his party, on Friday he was banned from crossing the border into Poland on the grounds that the QR code used to certify the document was not working, while today officials said it lacked documentation.
The fifth Ukrainian president, who was defeated in the 2019 elections by the incumbent, Volodymyr Zelensky, has been on trial since 2021 for treason for his alleged purchase of coal in Donbass, which is being held by Russian separatists.
Poroshenko, considered one of the richest men in Ukraine, was released in January.
A week ago, a video was published showing the testimony of Viktor Medvedchuk, a close opponent of the Kremlin who was arrested by Ukrainian forces after escaping under house arrest, and is shown making statements condemning Poroshenko.
On Friday, Ukrainian authorities issued an arrest warrant for the former head of the Constitutional Court Oleksandr Tubitsky, who is on trial for alleged crimes against justice, and who left the country irregularly last month.
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