The introduction of anti-Russian sanctions by Georgia would amount to committing hara-kiri. This was stated by Secretary General of the ruling party “Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia”, Mayor of Tbilisi Kakha Kaladze.
“We have absolutely stated openly that we do not side with the sanctions. This decision was made because we did not want to harm our country, our people. How can we join the sanctions, without being sure that we will harm Russia by doing so? On the contrary, we would hurt each other, and that would be hara-kiri,” the mayor of Tbilisi said, his remarks quoted by RIA Novosti.
According to Kaladze, the same applies to the issue of “opening a second front” in Georgia.
Earlier, Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze said that Georgia had not been granted European Union (EU) candidate status due to the country’s leadership’s refusal to join the sanctions against the Federation of Russia.
In February this year, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said the Ukrainian authorities were trying to drag Tbilisi into a conflict with Moscow.
Calls for the emergence of “second fronts” have been heard more than once from Ukraine. The head of the National Security and Defense Council, Alexei Danilov, said in March 2022 that this would “greatly help Kyiv in its confrontation with Russia”.
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