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Georgian President thanks Ukrainian leader for sanctions against Ivanishvili and 18 other individuals

Salome Zourabichvili, President of Georgia

05 December 2024 15:01 (UTC +04:00)

The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, thanked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for imposing sanctions on Bidzina Ivanishvili and 18 other individuals in an X post, APA reports.

"Thank you Volodymyr! Russia is trying to get back the control over the Black Sea!" Zourabichvili noted.

Recall that Ukraine has imposed sanctions not only on the leader of the ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili but also on high-ranking officials of the 'Georgian Dream' party, including Tbilisi Mayor and Secretary General of 'Georgian Dream,' Kakha Kaladze; Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze; Head of the State Security Service Grigol Liluashvili; and Minister of Internal Affairs Vakhtang Gomelauri.

"We cannot afford to lose anyone in this region—not Georgia, not Moldova, not Ukraine. We must stand together to defend against Moscow. Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Ivanishvili and his associates—19 individuals who are selling out the interests of Georgia and its people," Zelensky stated.