[5] He was granted Ukrainian citizenship in early March 2015 by president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.
[6] He was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship on 4 May 2017 in an allegedly politically-motivated decision of president Poroshenko, of whom Borovik grew very critical.
[7] In 1993, Borovik joined Squire, a law firm working with the Czech government and the EC on preparations for the enlargement of the European Union.
[3] In 2003, together with NYU Professor of neuro-science Andre Fenton,[citation needed] he co-founded Biosignal.
[10][11] After not receiving support from the central government, Borovik resigned from the post of Odesa Regional Administration deputy head on 4 May 2016.