Foreign ministry recommends embassy staff in Ukraine to evacuate family members from Kyiv
A number of countries have suspended operations of their embassies in Kyiv and evacuated staff from the city following the recent development around Ukraine, with Russia recognising the independence of the country’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions on February 21. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has recommended the staff of the Embassy of Georgia in Ukraine to evacuate their family members from Kyiv, the ministry told Interpressnews (IPN) agency on Tuesday.
The ministry told IPN the Georgian diplomatic mission in Ukraine would continue to work, with both “the head and staff” of the representation remaining on the ground.
A number of countries have suspended operations of their embassies in Kyiv and evacuated staff from the city following the recent development around Ukraine, with Russia recognising the independence of the country’s Donetsk and Luhansk regions on February 21.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise the independence of the regions follows a call by Russia’s Security Council on the president to do so.
The move came after the Russian State Duma unanimously supported the Communist Party’s initiative to the president to recognise the independence of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics.
Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs David Zalkaliani has expressed his solidarity and support for Ukraine during a meeting with Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba at the Munich Security Conference.
Irakli Kobakhidze, the head of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) party, has said the Georgian government will make decisions to safeguard the country’s security, amid the raised tensions between Russia and Ukraine on the latter’s border.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili for support on the Day of Unity of Ukraine celebrated today.
President Zurabishvili reaffirmed her support for Ukraine on twitter, pointing out that Ukraine's Day of Unity is "particularly significant" for Georgia, as both countries are facing the occupation of their territories.
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani has condemned the Russian State Duma’s appeal to the country’s President Vladimir Putin yesterday to recognise the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions, saying the move would “further aggravate the already difficult situation and jeopardise international agreements."
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s actions against Ukraine are “something that we have to worry about” and a threat to Europe’s security, President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili said on Tuesday while making parallels between the Kremlin’s recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions and its steps against Georgia in 2008.
The 2008 war between Russia and Georgia could have been avoided according to former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and “other American partners”, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told Rustavi 2 channel on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia has urged Georgian citizens in Ukraine to follow recommendations of the Ukrainian government on security measures on the ground, after Russia moved in troops into the country on Thursday.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has reaffirmed his support for the Ukrainian people and called for a diplomatic solution of the conflict following Russia's recognition of the independence of Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Georgian PM highlighted the role of diplomacy and negotiations in conflict resolution, saying "Georgians know the price of war very well."
Georgian foreign minister David Zalkaliani condemned the Kremlin’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine at the OSCE Reinforced Permanent Council Meeting yesterday, where he reiterated “full support” for Ukraine.
JSC VTB Bank Georgia, which is a part of the Russian VTB Bank Group, is solvent and the interests of its depositors are fully protected amid the sanctions imposed on the Russian financial system by the United States, European Union and various other countries worldwide due to Kremlin’s military attack on Ukraine yesterday, the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) said earlier today.