Ruling party head: “illogical” steps of Ukrainian Gov’t “insult” to Georgia

The Ukrainian Government is in a state of war, but this still does not justify the steps which are an “insult” to the Georgian state, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Thursday in response to the recall of the Ukrainian Ambassador in Georgia by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Kobakhidze underlined Georgia’s support for Ukraine following the Russian invasion had been “unwavering” “on all international platforms”, pointing out “the steps we have seen from the Ukrainian authorities are even more illogical [with the Georgian support in mind].”

We understand that the [Ukrainian] Government is in a difficult situation, in a state of war, but this situation still does not justify the steps, which are an insult to the Georgian state. This is the only assessment we can make when there is no logical explanation for these steps,” the GD official said in an interview with the Georgian Public Broadcaster.

Kobakhidze also noted the Georgian Government had kept up its support for Ukraine despite the steps he criticised from the Ukrainian counterparts.

Zelenskyy on Thursday signed decrees recalling Ambassadors from Georgia and Morocco, citing their failure to obtain imposition of sanctions of Russia or supply of weapons to Ukraine amid the war as the cause for the moves.