The head of Georgia’s ruling party, Irakli Kobakhidze, once again spoke that Georgia was allegedly “trying to be dragged into the war” and in this context said that Russia “has a certain advantage” on the battlefield; The President of Georgia stated that she “cannot find an explanation” for such rhetoric.
It is reported by “News-Georgia“, writes “European Truth”.
“The situation in Ukraine is not easy right now, we cannot predict how events will develop further. But at this stage, the Russian side has a certain advantage, and this interest (“to drag Georgia into the war”) has grown,” Kobakhidze said on television.
Arguing his opinion, he said that over the past few weeks, Ukraine has not liberated a single settlement, and Russian troops have entered about a dozen, and in general, after February 24, the Russian Federation managed to take control and keep “80% of the Kherson region, part of the Kharkiv region and 80 % of the Zaporozhye region”.
His words were heard in a broader context – that the demands for the release of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili are allegedly part of a plan to drag Georgia into the war – so that “the country will start a mess, and the ultimate goal is a” second front “.
Kobakhidze once again drew parallels between the cases against Saakashvili and against the former President of Moldova Igor Dodon, stating that in these similar situations, pressure is exerted only on the Georgian authorities (recall, Dodon was not in prison, but since November he was released from under house arrest; in January he was allowed to temporarily leave Moldova).
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili commented on Kobakhidze’s words, noting that they “sound in unison with the Russian narrative.”
“The messages that have been heard from the ruling party for two days already contradict the statements of statesmen of all our partner countries. I cannot find an explanation for this,” she said.
Before that, the ruling party had repeatedly spoken out in favor of restoration of air communication with Russia and noted that it is extremely unprofitable for Georgia to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation.
See also this video blog “Why the EU is threatening Georgia with sanctions”
