Georgia joins EU declaration condemning Russian atrocities committed in Ukrainian towns
The document reaffirms “full solidarity” with Ukraine and urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to “immediately and unconditionally” stop the war. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia has aligned with the European Union declaration condemning the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in a number of Ukrainian towns, including Bucha.
The declaration states that the Russian authorities are responsible for the committed atrocities and are subject to the international law of occupation.
The perpetrators of war crimes and other serious violations as well as the responsible government officials and military leaders will be held accountable. The European Union supports all measures to ensure accountability for human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law in Ukraine by Russian Armed forces,” they wrote.
The document reaffirms “full solidarity” with Ukraine and urges Russian President Vladimir Putin to “immediately and unconditionally” stop the war.
Russia’s war and aggression against Ukraine has already started to affect the Georgian economy, the European Union Ambassador to Georgia Carl Hartzell said on Wednesday.
The Georgian Government reaffirms its support for Ukraine not only through statements but also through actions, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday.
The United States Government is in close contact with Georgian counterparts and the latter have stood by the international community over Ukraine, Ned Price, the US State Department Spokesperson, said in response to a question over allegations of Russia smuggling sanctioned products using Georgian territory.
Georgia, along with 92 other countries, has supported the suspension of Russia from the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday.
Russia’s suspension from the human rights body was decided at the UN General Assembly over reports of “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights” by Russian military forces in Ukraine.
A delegation of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament will visit Georgia between Sunday and Thursday to assess the work of the EU Monitoring Mission, as well as the possible implications of Russia’s war against Ukraine for Georgia, the EU legislative body said on Friday.
The Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili has yet to receive the invitation of his Ukrainian counterpart to visit the city of Bucha where invading Russian forces have been reported to have committed atrocities, the Press Service of the Parliament of Georgia said on Friday.
Supporting Ukraine is a human and historical duty of the Georgian Government and the latter is intent on fulfilling it despite the “unfair and unfounded allegations” heard from Ukrainian authorities, Shalva Papuashvili, the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, said on Friday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia strongly condemned on Friday the missile strike on a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk that killed 50 people.
The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed on Thursday a resolution calling for protection of civilians amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, co-sponsored by 90 states including Georgia.