UK PM: we were warned with what Russia did in Georgia in 2008, Ukraine in 2014
In the article Johnson says the West has failed to learn the lessons of Russian aggression from part events. Photo: GettyImages
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Russia's actions in Georgia in 2008 and Ukraine in 2014, as well as the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripals in Salisbury were warnings to the West, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in an opinion piece published by The New York Times on Sunday.
In the article Johnson says the West has failed to learn the lessons of Russian aggression from past events.
For too long, we have turned the other cheek. And I know from speaking to my counterparts on recent visits to Poland and Estonia just how acutely they feel the threat. No matter how long it takes, we must prevent any creeping normalization of what Russia does in Ukraine, British Prime Minister says in his opinion titled
UK’s PM also claims the lesson from Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008 and seizure of Crimea in 2014 is that accepting results of Russian aggression merely encourages further violations.
We cannot allow the Kremlin to bite off chunks of an independent country and inflict immense human suffering and then creep back into the fold. We must act now to strengthen Euro-Atlantic security. This includes not only bolstering NATO’s eastern flank but also supporting non-NATO European countries that are potentially at risk of Russian aggression, such as Moldova, Georgia and the nations of the western Balkans. And those that participate or enable Russian aggression, such as Belarus, will be subject to maximum sanctions, Johnson highlights.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki discussed the security environment in Eastern Europe and the ongoing military actions in Ukraine on Monday.
The war in Ukraine is “categorically unacceptable” and we all pray that it will end as soon as possible, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Gharibashvili told Monday’s Government meeting.
A meeting between foreign ministers of NATO on Friday discussed the alliance’s need to support partners like Georgia who face risks due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told a briefing in Brussels.
The importance of the joint efforts of the international community to end the war in Ukraine as soon as possible was discussed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen in a phone call on Monday.
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a "continuation of the pattern" used by the Kremlin in Georgia in 2008, Ambassador Kakha Imnadze, the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations, said on Tuesday in a UN Security Council address.
A United States Senator on Tuesday asked the Undersecretary of State about plans to help Georgia and Moldova in case the Russian Government decides to “cross the borders” into the countries on the back of its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
I hope that NATO countries will soon make a political decision on Georgia's membership in the alliance, Nikoloz Samkharadze, the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) MP who chairs the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday during the meeting with Alexander Vinnikov, the new head of the NATO Liaison Office in Georgia.
The situation in Ukraine is a “catastrophe” and the entire world must “wake up” and stand up to such events in the 21st century, Mikheil Sarjveladze, the Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Georgian Parliament, told journalists on Thursday.
Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, its impact on global and regional security, and the challenges Georgia faces in the context were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Tea Akhvlediani, the Georgian State Minister for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, and the Co-Chairs of the Geneva International Talks.
There are many Georgians in the Government and private citizens who are standing in solidarity with their counterparts in Ukraine, Department of State Spokesperson Ned Price said during a briefing on Thursday.
The methods used by Russia against the independence and sovereignty of Ukraine are the same it used against Georgia 14 years ago, Nikoloz Samkharadze, who chairs the Georgian Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Friday.
Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, said Russia’s success in Ukraine would mean the “extinction of any hope of freedom” in Georgia and Moldova.
Necessary steps should be taken to ensure European prospects for Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Thursday ahead of the NATO leaders’ summit.
It is “especially important” for Georgia to continuously develop its defence capabilities, strengthen resilience and improve its compatibility with NATO standards, President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili said on Thursday at an event held for the 2022 NATO-Georgia Exercise.
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated support of his Government for Georgia in a letter marking the 30th anniversary of the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, sent to his Georgian counterpart Irakli Garibashvili, the Government’s Administration said on Monday.
Mark Clayton, the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Georgia, on Wednesday highlighted the 30th anniversary of the reestablishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries by saying their relations had a "bright future".
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Wednesday said Western partners “must ensure” countries like Moldova and Georgia have the “resilience and the capabilities” in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday congratulated Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee and noted relations between the two countries at an event dedicated to the date at the British Embassy in Georgia.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Monday congratulated Liz Truss on becoming Britain's new Prime Minister.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Tuesday congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming Britain’s prime minister.
British prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday said the United Kingdom remained “resolute” in its support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders, in a letter to his counterpart Irakli Garibashvili.
Strategic partnership between Georgia and the United Kingdom and “intensive” bilateral and multilateral cooperation involving the sides were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and his British counterpart James Cleverly.