Georgia's imprisoned former president, Mikheil Saakashvili, has called on the members of Nato to not hesitate in admitting Ukraine to the alliance – and not repeat the mistakes that he believes empowered Russia's Vladimir Putin to invade the nation he led in 2008.
In a piece for The Independent written from the hospital he is locked up in, Mr Saakashvili said that "Ukraine has amply earned the right to be the full fledged member of Nato" in fighting Russia's invasion and that it is "vital that Nato not to leave any space for the slightest perception of weakness"
