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11 Feb. () –
The Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, warned this Saturday that the Ukrainian government is trying to “open a second front” in the confrontation with Russia through the demonstrations called by the United National Movement led by former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili.
“This radical and extremist party has become a comic organization. All these lazy attempts show that they are a completely bankrupt, discredited, marginalized and radical force,” he said in statements collected by the Georgian news portal civil.ge .
Garibashvili stressed that the Georgian government has managed to avoid “the greatest danger” by not entering the conflict after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine despite attempts by several countries to drag the country into war. “Unfortunately there are still attempts to bring the Ukrainian war to our country,” he pointed out.
“We have been able to hear direct statements from Ukrainian officials in which they say that their objective is to open a second front. Sending former president Mikhail Saakashvili to Georgia and many other provocations seek this end,” he argued.
Garibashvili wished the “friendly Ukrainian people” the early end of the war and the recovery of their territories, although “since the start of the war, 20 percent of Ukrainian territory has been occupied and tens of thousands of people have died.”
“In addition to the military, both sides have suffered enormous losses. Civilian infrastructure has been damaged, citizens and children have died. Nothing can repair these damages, these losses, this pain,” he added.
Garibashvili has lamented that “nothing is being done to stop the war” and return to the negotiating table, which he has described as “alarming”. In addition, the war has made the situation in the area “more unpredictable.”
