The US Congressman Ted Poe has released a statement concerning Russia’s illegal actions in Georgia.
The Russian Bear wastes no opportunity to showcase its evil intentions and flagrant disregard for international law and basic human decency,” Poe wrote.
The congressman stated that last month three Georgian citizens were detained by forces in the Russian-occupied Georgian region of South Ossetia.
The Russian Bear wastes no opportunity to showcase its evil intentions and flagrant disregard for international law and basic human decency. See my full release: https://t.co/gb2PAIaOg1pic.twitter.com/Zr6ad3aPpb
— Ted Poe (@JudgeTedPoe) March 14, 2018
Tragically, one of the Georgians detained, Archil Tatunashvili, was tortured and ultimately killed while in detention, and the Russian-backed separatist authorities are still refusing to turn over his corpse to his family,” he said.
The congressman underscored that "only terrorists and hateful regimes” intent on evil would stoop so low as to refuse to turn over the body of the fallen.
The tyrannical regime of Vladimir Putin is not satisfied by kidnapping and murdering his own people alone, he wants to bring his tyranny to all the former Soviet Republics and usher in a new dark age of Russian hostile intimidation throughout Eastern Europe,” Poe said.
He declared that the latest "egregious move” by the Russians in Georgia must not pass in silence.
Poe stated that Russia "must pay a price” for its ongoing violation of Georgia’s territorial integrity and the crimes against the people of Georgia.