Russia condemns Tbilisi and Kiev over their statements made on the anniversary of Russian-Georgian War
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has criticized Tbilisi and Kiev over their statements made on the anniversary of the Russian invasion of Georgia in 2008, Ukrainskaya Pravda reported.
“For official Tbilisi, eight years is not enough to comprehend the real cause of the country’s [Georgia’s] territorial disintegration, which at the time was headed by the current Governor of Odessa [Mikheil Saakashvili],” a statement published on the Ministry’s website read.
The Russian Foreign Ministry went on to stress that “on part of the former territory of Georgia are two independent state- the Republic of Abkhazia and the Republic of South Ossetia.”
"By making a free choice in favor of a closer union and all-round friendly rapprochement with Russia, they found reliable support and protection," the statement continued.
The Foreign Ministry also accused Ukraine of being in “solidarity” with Georgia, mentioning a statement issued by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, in which he condemned Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008.
"This is no coincidence; Kiev and Tbilisi would like to help each other to better ‘get into the character’ of the ‘victims of Russian aggression’. Instead, they ought to reconsider their very bad policies,” the statement concluded.