EU candidate country, Georgia, rejects demands to sanction Russia

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Georgia has “strong arguments” against imposing restrictions
on its neighbor, PM Kobakhidze said

Hindustan Times – Feb 21, 2024

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EU candidate country rejects demands to sanction Russia


RT.com

Feb 21, 2024


Georgia will continue to resist calls to impose sanctions on
Russia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Tuesday.
Tbilisi previously declined to join Western countries in
adopting restrictions on Moscow, citing domestic security
concerns.

At a meeting in Brussels with the top EU diplomat, Josep
Borrell, Kobakhidze was asked by reporters about Kiev’s
demand for “a second front” against Russia.

“These statements were very regrettable,” the PM said. He
stressed that Georgia is providing “strong political
support” for Ukraine and is sending humanitarian aid to
Kiev.

“As for the sanctions, we have a very clear position on this
matter. We are not imposing sanctions, and we have strong
arguments for doing so,” Kobakhidze explained, adding that
Tbilisi will not be “used to circumvent” the third-party
restrictions placed on Moscow.

Borrell promised to “pass messages to the Ukrainian side of
the good will of Georgia to have the best possible
relations.” He further argued that quarrels between the two
states would only “benefit” Russia. He also promised to
continue working with Georgia, which in December 2023 was
granted candidate status for eventual EU membership.

In 2022, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council
chief Aleksey Danilov urged Georgians to “stand up and
defend their country” against Russia. President Vladimir
Zelensky’s top adviser, Mikhail Podoliak, similarly
criticized Tbilisi’s stance, arguing that “values are more
important than profit.”

Georgia formally cut diplomatic ties with Russia following
the five-day military conflict in August 2008. Russia has
since recognized Georgia’s breakaway regions of Abkhazia and
South Ossetia as independent countries. Georgia continues to
accuse Russia of “illegally occupying” parts of its
territory.

Nevertheless, Tbilisi has maintained that imposing economic
on Moscow would create unacceptable risks. “Georgia does not
intend to impose any bilateral sanctions because of the
national interests of our population,” Shalva Papuashvili,
the speaker of the country’s parliament, said last year. He
added that Georgia does not want any “escalation” with its
northern neighbor.

Source:

https://www.rt.com/russia/592817-georgian-no-sanctions-russia/