Parliament Speaker: Ukrainian state agencies damage credibility of own statements
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said Ukrainian state agencies were “damaging their own credibility” with statements about Russia’s ties with countries like Georgia and Hungary around the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Photo: Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday said Ukrainian state agencies were “damaging their own credibility” with statements about Russia’s ties with countries like Georgia and Hungary around the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Papuashvili was responding to a statement by Alexei Danilov, the Secretary of the National Security Council of Ukraine, who on Monday said Hungary had been informed in advance by Russia about preparations for an upcoming attack by its troops, and also wanted to seize a portion of the territory of Ukraine.
Unfortunately, we have been hearing such allegations lately. We have heard accusations against Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, now we hear one about Hungary. How do you imagine accusing a NATO member country of having ties with Russia?” Papuashvili responded.
Unfortunately, this undermines the credibility of the statements of Ukrainian state agencies, and as a result, we see that there is no longer a reaction in the society,” the head of the Georgian legislative body added.
On Monday, following Ukrainian intelligence’s claims about alleged talks between Russia and Georgia over re-export of Russian goods to third countries, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said the Georgian Government “would like to ask” Ukrainian authorities to take a “responsible approach” to relations established between the nations.
The claims follow similar comments from some Ukrainian authorities and officials about Georgia being used to circumvent international sanctions placed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine since the hostilities broke out in February.
Andrei Kasyanov, the Charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Georgia, was summoned on Monday to the Georgian foreign office over the claims of the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine about alleged talks between Russia and Georgia over re-export of Russian goods to third countries.
The Georgian Government would like to ask Ukrainian authorities to take a “responsible approach” to relations established between the nations, Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream party, said on Monday following claims about alleged talks between Russia and Georgia over re-export of Russian goods to third countries.
Vice Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze on Monday said reports in Ukrainian media on talks between Russia and Georgia over re-export of Russian goods to third countries were “unfounded and incorrect”.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday rejected the “absurd accusations and insults” about his Government’s stance on the Ukraine war from the Ukrainian presidential adviser Oleksiy Arestovych, saying the statements were “damaging relations” between the two nations.
Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister, on Wednesday said the country was part of “all international decisions on the sanctions” imposed by the international community against Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, and adhered to the agreements with Georgia’s international partners.
The head of the ruling Georgian Dream Party Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday said the Georgian Government maintained trade relations with Russia “just like Ukraine does” amid the latter’s ongoing invasion of Ukrainian territory.