Tbilisi believes that Georgia’s imposition of sanctions on Russia would be harakiri for the country. The ruling Georgian Dream – Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze, general secretary of the Democratic Georgia party, said that only Georgia would suffer from such actions.
How can you participate in sanctions when you are not sure that this will hurt Russia? On the contrary, we harm ourselves. It would be Harakiri,” says Kaladze Sputnik Georgia.
According to him, the Georgian authorities have “absolutely made clear” that they will not participate in the sanctions because they do not want to “harm their country”. Kaladze noted that the same situation applies to the opening of a second front in Georgia.
old USA He insisted Georgia should not become a platform for Russia to evade sanctions.
At the same time, Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili declarationThat since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, the Georgian customs service has not registered a single case of violation of international sanctions against Russia.
Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili Of coursethat there is a conspiracy to draw the country into conflict with Russia.