Index – Abroad – Russia’s war in Ukraine – Index’s Monday news summary
Thirty-three Georgian volunteers supporting the Ukrainian forces have died in Ukraine, Georgian President Salome Zurabisvili announced on Monday at a joint press conference in Warsaw with his official partner, Andrzej Duda. One of the main topics of the talks between the two heads of state was the situation in Ukraine.
Zurabishvili called the Russian invasion an “unlawful and cruel” war against Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity. Referring to the Russian attack on his country in 2008, Zurabishvili emphasized that Ukrainians are not only fighting for their own freedom, but also for the freedom of Georgia.
Georgia cannot help but support Ukraine to the best of its ability
– said Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili. He added that his country does not have the strength to get involved in the war, and that would not be right.
The president paid tribute to the Georgian soldiers who voluntarily fought in Ukraine and lost their lives. According to him, there are 33 volunteers.
“After the war, it will be important not to allow this to happen again, the international community should not repeat the mistakes that happened after the occupation of Crimea in 2014,” Zurabishvili said.
He confirmed that his country is still waiting for the candidate status of the European Union. According to MTI, this indicates that the European Commission accepted Ukraine and Moldova’s membership candidacy in the summer, but refused Georgia’s. He emphasized that 80 percent of Georgians support their country’s European perspective.
Andrzej Duda thanked his Georgian counterpart for “Russia’s firm stance on the issue of aggression in Ukraine”. president are aware of the need to act decisively in defense of Ukraine and to stop Russian aggression.