Georgian officials affirmed their “unwavering” support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine on Saturday, marking the second-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili said Russia did not manage to destroy "Ukraine and its resilience", stressing “Solidarity is entire, support is there and success and victory are yours”.
Two years have gone by,but Russia did not manage to overcome!
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) February 24, 2024
Russia did not manage to destroy #Ukraine &your resilience!
Russia did not manage to divide Europe and to divide Europe from you!
Solidarity is entire,support is there & success and victory are yours????????#SlavaUkraini pic.twitter.com/TB1MxKxQ4g
In his social media post, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili highlighted that both the Georgian Government and people “have stood firmly” by the side of Ukrainian “sisters and brothers in their just and historic fight”.
Two years have passed since the infamous date of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The last two years have shown how important it is for democratic world to firmly stand with Ukraine in its indomitable struggle against the aggression. Both Georgian Government and Georgian…
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) February 24, 2024
Nobody else in the world knows the bitterness and pain of foreign occupation better than we [Georgians] do. We wish peace and victory to Ukraine”, Papuashvili noted, adding that right after the start of “this terrible war”, Georgia “has unconditionally supported” Ukraine on all political platforms, despite the “security risks that our country has had”.
The Georgian foreign office stressed that Russia’s “blatant violation” of fundamental principles and norms of the international law and the United Nations Charter by invading Ukraine “has resulted in the loss of countless lives and displacement of millions”.
Two years have passed since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a blatant violation of fundamental principles and norms of the international law and the UN Charter. The war has resulted in the loss of countless lives and displacement of millions. On behalf of ????????, we reaffirm our…
— MFA of Georgia (@MFAgovge) February 24, 2024
Georgia continues to stand in solidarity with Ukraine and Ukrainian people”, the Foreign Ministry added in its social media post.
Earlier, the country’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stressed Georgia “firmly” stood by Ukraine amid the war, wishing “the friendly Ukrainian people” peace, sovereignty and territorial integrity.