In the last few years, Georgia, which is strategically important for countries in the region and beyond, has shown silence in diplomacy. One of those states is Ukraine, which currently shares the same pain as Georgia and is fighting on the front with Russia. In this regard, Georgian President Salome Zurabichvili's statement regarding occupied Ukraine and Ossetia and Abkhazia, which suffered a similar fate, was received with interest.
"As part of the peace agreement with Ukraine, Russia must withdraw its troops from Abkhazia and Ossetia."
According to Ukrainian political expert Vadim Tryukhan, this also stems from Georgia's confidence in Ukraine's victory. In other words, Georgia, acting on the side of the strong party, expressed this attitude to the processes for the first time. However, the expert evaluated Georgia's silence on the process for so long in his statement to Ednews as follows:
"Everything is that simple. After Saakashvili lost the parliamentary elections, the government there has been led by egoistic pro-Russian politicians sponsored by billionaire Bdjina Ivanishvili for more than a decade.
Some of Saakashvili's fellows and supporters were put in jail and others were corrupted. As a result, the opposition became very weak. That's why official Tbilisi has been silent for a long time until this latest statement."
As for whether Ukraine considers Georgia an ally in diplomacy, the expert said that it is impossible to give an unequivocal attitude to this issue.
"It is not so easy to comment on this issue. It is clear that the current government sponsored by Russian billionaire Ivanishvili cannot be considered a reliable partner. At the same time, the Georgian people express their sympathy and support for Ukraine and provide humanitarian assistance to Ukrainians in need. Besides, many Georgian volunteers are fighting side by side with Ukrainian heroes against the Russian forces.
This means that the situation can change quite quickly. Georgia will definitely be a partner of Ukraine in the future. Because we have a common future in the EU and NATO," he said.
Vadim Tryukhan also spoke about the recent situation of ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, who suffered material and moral torture in his homeland, Georgia. He noted that Ukraine is striving for the release of not only Saakashvili, but also those who were oppressed in Georgia.
"Ukraine is doing its best to free all its citizens who are suffering abroad. Saakashvili is not a unique case.
Yesterday, during a joint press conference with the Austrian president in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenskyy called on the Georgian government to release Saakashvili. In addition, the Ukrainian side coordinates its activities in this direction with its foreign partners.
I hope that former president Saakashvili will be able to go to Ukraine, which will be released soon, or to any European country of his choice upon invitation."
By Elnur Enveroglu
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