Usupashvili hopes Ukraine won’t share Georgia’s fate
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Russia is carrying out military operations to provoke sovereignty of Ukraine by violating principles of international law, says Georgian's Parliament Speaker.
In a statement today, David Usupashvili said Russia had violated international principals in regards to the situation in Ukraine.
"Today, the democratic world received another challenge from Russia. By violating basic principles of international law, Russia is carrying out a military operation on the sovereign territory of Ukraine.
"I hope the United States of America, the European Union and the whole democratic world will manage to do what failed to be done in Georgia in August 2008, and won’t allow Russian aggression against its neighbouring country," he said.
"I am confident that in this difficult moment all Georgian political parties and political leaders will act in accordance with the country’s vital interests and will do everything to support the Ukrainian people and ensure the security of our country,” Usupashvili's statement read.
Russia's upper house of Parliament today approved sending Russian military forces into Ukraine's Crimea region, where tension has spiked.
Russian President Vladimer Putin said armed forces were needed in the southeastern region of Crimea to protect its majority ethnic Russian population and Russian military personnel.
Georgia’s Foreign Ministry has "strictly condemned” the use of force in Kiev last night and expressed its solidarity toward the Ukrainian people.
Georgia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs salutes approval of Ukraine’s new government and expresses readiness to work with the new administration.
The Foreign Ministry of Georgia is welcoming the steps the country has taken to normalize the tense situation in Ukraine and return the country to normal.
A one minute silence was observed at the beginning of the Georgian President’s first address to Members of Parliament in a bid to pay respects to the victims of the ongoing violence in Ukraine.
A second Georgian man has been found dead in the centre of Kiev, where ongoing waves of demonstrators clash with local police in a bloody battle.
The Patriarchate has issued a statement saying Kiev’s current situation "clearly shows how unstable peace can be worldwide”.
A 24-hour hotline is operating for Georgian citizens living in Ukraine, as renewed clashes between protestors and police in central Kiev continues and the death toll continues to soar.
Russia’s actions are endangering territorial integrity of Ukraine, says Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili in response to the "extremely dangerous" developments in Ukraine.
Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is calling upon the international community to stabilize the situation in Ukraine and protect the country’s sovereignty and independence.
An emergency assembly of European Union foreign leaders to discuss the Ukraine crisis has impacted on Georgia.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili thinks Russia’s decision to send military troops to Crimea, Ukraine, is causing tensions to escalate within the region.
The Republican Party of Georgia has declared its full support to the pro-European Government of Ukraine.
The President of Georgia is refusing to accept the Crimea referendum where early results show an overwhelming majority voted in support of the Crimea region becoming united with the Russian Federation.
The Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Council Damon Wilson has commented about the resemblance of the current developments in Ukraine with the occupation of Georgia’s territories in 2008.