Ukraine sanctions Georgian government amid crackdown on EU-protests

Details: Written by: Martin Fornusek; 05.Dec; Hits: 23

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky signed on Dec. 5 sanctions against Georgian government officials who are, in his words, "surrendering Georgia to (Russian President Vladimir) Putin."The sanctions target Bidzina Ivanishvili, an oligarch with business ties in Russia who is seen as the de facto leader of the ruling Georgian Dream party, and 18 other individuals.The announcement came amid the latest wave of anti-government protests that broke out in Tbilisi and other cities after Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said the country's EU accession process had been postponed until at least 2028.The ensuing police crackdown, which led to hundreds of arrests and at least dozens of injured protesters, prompted an international backlash.

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Opposition leaders and journalists were among those assaulted and detained."This is how it works in international affairs: if you do not respond in time or fail to respond with principle, then decades are lost, and countries are robbed of their freedom," Zelensky said in a video address published on his Telegram channel.The sanctions list further includes Prime Minister Kobakhidze, Tbilisi mayor Kakha Kaladze, State Security Service chief Grigol Liluashvili, Interior Minister Vakhtang Gomelauri, head of the pro-government TV channel Imedi, Irakli Rukhadze, and others."We must not lose anyone in this region – neither Georgia, nor Moldova, nor Ukraine. We must stand united in defending ourselves against Moscow," Zelensky added.In power since 2012, Georgian Dream has been accused of encroaching on the country's democracy and press freedom and dragging the country back into the Kremlin's orbit.

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