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Friday, December 9, 2022
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Ruling party 'instructed' by Russia to decrease number of Georgian volunteers going to Ukrainie war, Mamuka Mamulashvili says
The commander of the Georgian Legion in Ukraine, Mamuka Mamulashvili, in an interview with Formula, stated that the Georgian Dream is trying to discredit the Georgian Legion by making statements about depriving Georgian fighters of citizenship, interest in compensation, and party affiliation.
According to Mamulashvili, the reason for Georgian Dream's attempt to discredit Georgian fighters is that the Ukrainian army is successfully carrying out a counter-offensive operation against Russia, and the Georgian Legion is the largest foreign unit in the Ukrainian army and is strongly resisting the occupiers.
According to Mamulashvili, therefore, the Georgian dream received instructions from Russia to reduce the wave of Georgian volunteers who go to fight in Ukraine.
"We are part of military intelligence. We caused quite a lot of damage to Russia, the Russian army. Therefore, the Russians are irritated and, in my opinion, this conversation took place and they asked to somehow stop this wave because they are causing a lot of inconveniences, I mean the Georgian Legion in particular. They have received the instruction and are following this instruction. We have an ordinary pro-Russian government that usually performs its tasks. "We are also fulfilling the tasks assigned to us by Georgia and the Georgian society, we are here representing the Georgian society and Georgia," Mamulashvili said.
On the accusation from members of the ruling party that he represents the United National Movement, Mamulashvili said that he was never associated with any party and that it is "nonsense" that he or the Georgian Legion belong to any party or are involved in political activities.
'Georgian gov't is responsible for Saakashvili's health' Peter Stano says
Peter Stano, the chief press speaker of the European Commission's External Action Service, writes about Mikheil Saakashvili's health condition.
According to Stano, the European Union is closely monitoring this issue and the Georgian authorities are responsible for Saakashvili's health.
"The European Union is closely following the recent worrying reports about the deterioration of Mikheil Saakashvili's health. The government of Georgia is responsible for his health and well-being, and it is his duty to take all the necessary measures so that Saakashvili receives appropriate medical care," wrote Stano.
Mikheil Saakashvili's family and those supporting him demand a postponement of his sentence as Saakashvili's health condition worsens.
Ruling party 'instructed' by Russia to decrease number of Georgian volunteers going to Ukrainie war, Mamuka Mamulashvili says
According to Mamulashvili, the reason for Georgian Dream's attempt to discredit Georgian fighters is that the Ukrainian army is successfully carrying out a counter-offensive operation against Russia, and the Georgian Legion is the largest foreign unit in the Ukrainian army and is strongly resisting the occupiers.
According to Mamulashvili, therefore, the Georgian dream received instructions from Russia to reduce the wave of Georgian volunteers who go to fight in Ukraine.
"We are part of military intelligence. We caused quite a lot of damage to Russia, the Russian army. Therefore, the Russians are irritated and, in my opinion, this conversation took place and they asked to somehow stop this wave because they are causing a lot of inconveniences, I mean the Georgian Legion in particular. They have received the instruction and are following this instruction. We have an ordinary pro-Russian government that usually performs its tasks. "We are also fulfilling the tasks assigned to us by Georgia and the Georgian society, we are here representing the Georgian society and Georgia," Mamulashvili said.
On the accusation from members of the ruling party that he represents the United National Movement, Mamulashvili said that he was never associated with any party and that it is "nonsense" that he or the Georgian Legion belong to any party or are involved in political activities.
'Georgian gov't is responsible for Saakashvili's health' Peter Stano says
According to Stano, the European Union is closely monitoring this issue and the Georgian authorities are responsible for Saakashvili's health.
"The European Union is closely following the recent worrying reports about the deterioration of Mikheil Saakashvili's health. The government of Georgia is responsible for his health and well-being, and it is his duty to take all the necessary measures so that Saakashvili receives appropriate medical care," wrote Stano.
Mikheil Saakashvili's family and those supporting him demand a postponement of his sentence as Saakashvili's health condition worsens.