Photo from Strana.ua

He was accompanied by his wife, two sons and a dog, said Strana.ua, which received pictures from witnesses.

Saakashvili was most likely seeing his family off, it said.

Saakashvili, in turn, told Strana.ua that he was sitting at a café in the center of Kyiv as of 14:00 local time on Sunday, December 24. He also shared his selfie where he was sitting with his hair wet, as it had been raining in Kyiv.

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Earlier, media outlets reported that Saakashvili had secured a Dutch visa. Dutch Foreign Minister Halbe Zijlstra said his country would welcome the ex-president of Georgia if he chose to leave Ukraine, seeking asylum.

Saakashvili in Kyiv / Photo from Strana.ua