US, Ukraine condemn Russia’s creeping occupation into Georgian land
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The global community is concerned by Russia’s creeping occupation into Georgian soil and is urging the giant nation to respect Georgia’s territorial integrity.
Russia’s recent illegal actions at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between occupied Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia was the subject of a daily briefing in the United States (US) yesterday led by US State Department spokesperson John Kirby.
"Our position on South Ossetia and Abkhazia [Georgia’s other Russian-occupied region] remain clear: These regions are integral parts of Georgia,” Kirby said at yesterday’s briefing.
"We reaffirm our strong support for Georgia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and independence.
"We once again urge Russia to fulfill all of its obligations under the 2008 ceasefire agreement to withdraw its forces to pre-conflict positions, to reverse its recognition of the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states and to provide free access for humanitarian assistance to these regions.”
Two days ago Russia’s occupational forces illegally placed so-called border signs near Georgia’s central highway in several villages in Gori municipality in central Georgia. This action, referred to as Russia’s creeping occupation, saw about two more kilometres of Georgian soil in the heart of the country now occupied by Russia.
Russia had already unlawfully taken over about 20 percent of Georgian territory.
Ukraine also condemned Russia’s illegal actions in a special statement published on the Foreign Ministry’s website.
"[Russia’s recent activities at the ABL] are further proof of the creeping aggression of Russia in the region,” said the Ukrainian statement.
"Violation of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Georgia, the annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the ongoing aggression in eastern Ukraine [is] destroying the modern system of global security.
"Ukraine condemns such actions and expressed its strong support of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognised borders and calls on the international community to consolidate to counter the annexation of Tskhinvali region and Abkhazia (Georgia).”
Tbilisi is calling on the global community to "properly respond” to Russia’s "illegal actions” of creeping occupation at the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia.
Russia has advanced its creeping occupation into Georgian territory, resulting in a portion of the BP-operated Baku–Supsa Pipeline now under Russian control in the breakaway Tskinvali region (South Ossetia).
A Georgian man has been detained in occupied Tskhinvali territory while attending his mother-in-law’s funeral at the village cemetery located near the de facto occupation line.
Russian Occupational forces have released a Georgian teenager, after he was taken as a hostage for allegedly crossing the so-called occupation line.
Two Georgian citizens have been taken hostage from Gori villages today- Vasil Khidasheli,19, from the village Tsitelubani and Aleksandre Shiukashvili,32, from the village Kirbali. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs ( MIA) international organisations have already been informed regarding the facts.
An elderly man from the Kaspi district is the latest Georgian citizen to be detained by Russian soldiers at the so-called occupation line near Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region.
A middle-aged resident has been snatched by Russian guards for allegedly attempting to cross the so-called border between Georgia and breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia).
Lithuania has expressed its "grave concern” over the ongoing "borderization” process along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between Georgia’s occupied region Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and the remaining territory of Georgia.
Georgia has officially sent a letter of protest to Russia denouncing Russia’s "provocative actions” and unlawful claim over Georgian territory in a move called creeping occupation.
The European Union says Russia's actions at the administrative boundary line (ABL) in Georgia's breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region are unlawful and "provocative".
The leader of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has expressed her grave concern about Russia’s recent efforts to move deeper into Georgian territory and change the Administrative Border Line (ABL) in Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region,.
The United Nations Secretary-General is the latest international official to condemn Russia’s illegal actions at the Administrative Border Line (ABL) in Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region.
The people of Lithuania have ventured out into the capital city in a public show of support for Georgia’s territorial integrity following Russia’s creeping occupation into Georgian territory.
More members of the international community are condemning Russia’s illegal actions at the Administrative Border Line (ABL) in Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region.
The European People’s Party (EPP) has "strongly condemned” Russia’s installation of new signposts that effectively redraws the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) of breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) and extending its occupation two kilometres deeper into Georgian territory.
The tense situation along the Administrative Boundary Line (ABL) between breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) and the rest of Georgia has intensified after a Georgian man was kidnapped by Russian servicemen from Tbilisi-controlled territory today.
More members of the international community voice their concern over Russia’s illegal actions at the Administrative Border Line (ABL) in Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia).
A documentary film by Georgian director Toma Chagelishvili, shot at a Georgian village at the centre of Russia’s creeping occupation, was awarded with a special prize by the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA).
Sometime in the past 24 hours two Georgian men were detained by Russian border guards from Bershueti village in Gori region in central Georgia.