The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine made a sharp statement, urging the Georgian authorities to refrain from manipulating the topic of the Russian-Ukrainian war during their election campaign. This address was published in the context of the approaching parliamentary elections in Georgia, which are to be held on October 26.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the repeated attempts of the Georgian leadership to use Ukraine as an element of internal political struggle. Particular attention was paid to the recent statements of the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, whose tone and content the Ukrainian side called contemptuous.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry also expressed concern that the Georgian authorities are trying to limit the role of civil society and human rights organizations in the country’s democratic development. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs compared the actions of the Georgian government with the Kremlin’s policy, stressing that Georgia is, in fact, adopting the Russian model of governance.
The Ukrainian side also recalled Georgia’s refusal to support international sanctions against Russia after the start of full-scale aggression against Ukraine, as well as the restoration of direct air traffic with Russia, cancellation of the visa regime, and strengthening of bilateral trade. This, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, returns Georgia to the format of economic and political dependence on Moscow.
Separately, the statement stated that in de-occupied Kherson, despite constant shelling and infrastructure damage, the situation with the stability of electricity and gas supply is better than in peaceful Tbilisi.
