Britain releases video, condemns Russia’s aggression against Georgia
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"Russia shows blatant disregard for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”, a recent video of the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office says.
Showing the pattern of Russian state aggression against various countries, including Georgia, the video gives examples of Russian aggressive activities in different times.
Watch the video below:
The video comes in the wake of a recent incident when former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found poisoned in the town of Salisbury on March 4.
British officials believe the use of a nerve agent in Salisbury follows a well-established pattern of Russian state aggression.
Russia has a history of flouting international law, most egregiously in Crimea, Eastern Ukraine and Georgia… Russia shows disregard for civilian life”, British Ambassador Jonathan Allen said in his speech delivered at the urgent meeting of the of the United Nations (UN) Security Council yesterday.
Condemning the nerve agent attack in Salisbury, Georgian Foreign Minister Mikheil Janelidze said his country stands with the British people.
Strongly condemn the nerve agent attack in #Salisbury. #Georgia stands by the British people and the Government. Fully support our strategic partner UK in its quest for truth. @BorisJohnson
— Mikheil Janelidze (@JanelidzeMkh) March 14, 2018
British officials believe Russia stands behind the attempt on Skripal’s life, however Russia denies the allegations.
- Russia occupied 20% of Georgian territories recognising Abkhazia and Tskhinvali as independent countries after a military armed conflict with Georgia in 2008.
- As of today, only four countries recognise Georgia’s breakaway regions as independent republics; these are Russia, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Nauru.
The US Congressman Ted Poe has released a statement concerning Russia’s illegal actions in Georgia.
Georgia has expelled one of 10 Russian diplomats serving at the Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Tbilisi in a show of solidarity with the United Kingdom (UK) over a recent nerve agent poisoning on the territory of UK, referring to the case of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Georgia and Russia have no direct diplomatic ties since the Russia-Georgia 2008 war and Switzerland is the third country mediating diplomatic issues between the two countries.
British Ambassador to Georgia Justin McKenzie Smith has welcomed Georgia’s decision to expel a Russian diplomat from the country in a show of solidarity with the United Kingdom over the recent poisoning of former intelligence officer Sergei Skripal.
Russia has demanded expultion of a Georgian diplomat at the Interests Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in Moscow, following Georgia’s decision on March 29 to expel a Russian diplomat in a show of solidarity with the United Kingdom (UK) over the case of the nerve agent poisoning on the territory of UK of Sergei Skripal and his daughter.