"Mom helps." Banished Saakashvili told how he lives in Amsterdam

The politician admitted that he was not shy, shopping at the local supermarket, going to the gym and moving around the city on a bicycle.

As telling life.ru,

he journalists of the program “Ukrainian sensations” of the TV channel “1 + 1” visited ex-president of Georgia, former head of the Odessa region, Mikhail Saakashvili, who now lives in Amsterdam after being expelled from Ukraine.

The politician said that he does not shy, buys food at the local supermarket, goes to the gym and moves around the city by bicycle. When he and his family have financial problems, Saakashvili does not hide the fact that his mother is helping him - Giuli Alasania, who, by the way, is already 71 years old. According to data widespread on the Web, she is a Georgian historian, doctor of historical sciences, an expert in medieval culture of Georgia, a turkologist.

“She earns enough to support herself, to help my wife and son, who is in Georgia, and sometimes even a little to help me,” he said.

Saakashvili added that the communal flat in Amsterdam costs him 300–350 euros per month, and if with cleaning, the amount reaches 400 euros. The ex-governor could not help but remember the Square. According to him, he is very fond of Ukrainians and believes that in the future Ukraine will become a potentially great European power.