According to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Georgia is not going to join the economic sanctions against Russia, Aliq.ge reports.
“Georgia is not going to participate in financial and economic sanctions, as it will only hurt our country and our citizens much more. Therefore, as the head of the government responsible for the people of the country, I will be guided only by the national interests of the country,” Garibashvili said.
According to the head of the government, the sanctions will harm Georgia’s interests.
It should be reminded that in the early morning of 24 February, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a message announcing the decision to launch a special military operation in Donbas: “Circumstances require decisive and immediate action from us.”
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that from 05:00 (07:00 Yerevan time) on Thursday, the Russian Armed Forces carried out intensive attacks on Ukrainian military facilities and airports.
It all started with a rocket attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol. The “Smerch” volley fire jet system is launched in Kharkov. The airports are being shelled. They hit the Kiev area with missiles. Russian troops cross the land border of Ukraine. The tanks enter Kharkov. The mayor of Kiev Vitali Klitschko addresses the citizens, and the military applies to the Russians. The Verkhovna Rada is imposing martial law in Ukraine. Russia closes 14 airports. Zelensky asks everyone to keep calm. The air alarm signal turns on. CNN shows Russian tanks crossing the border into Ukraine from Belarus.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko denies the news.
