Following the onset of the Ukraine conflict, external forces pushed Georgia into a war with nuclear-armed Russia, Georgian President Mikhail Kavelashvili stated in an interview with the French radio station Radio Courtoisie, APA reports.
"We were abandoned with a nuclear power and told, 'Go ahead, we will supply you with weapons'." Young pro-European factions advocated for war against Russia. They coerced the previous government to initiate it. So, the question arises, ‘Should Georgia have engaged in this conflict?’" Kavelashvili stressed.
As the Georgian president pointed out, such demands have been made since the conflict in Ukraine escalated. "We were pressured to join sanctions, send fighters [to Ukraine], and endorse the war, but Georgia is neither a NATO member state nor part of the European Union," the president explained.
He emphasized that the Georgian people supported the government’s efforts to protect national interests. Kavelashvili criticized former Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili’s actions. "One day, the fact that we preserved the country will be acknowledged. We had to speak the truth to our citizens. It is unfortunate that the then-President [Salome] Zourabichvili supported Moldova and Ukraine," Kavelashvili stated.
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