“In an interview with Radio Liberty, the commander of the “Georgian Legion” said that “everyone perfectly understands that they are now in the place where they are defending Georgia today.””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We categorically deny these baseless accusations. While we fully support the righteous indignation of the Georgian people over the Georgian government’s decision to halt progress towards EU accession, our struggle continues here in Ukraine, where we have a common enemy,” the legion, which was founded in 2014 by Georgian volunteers, said in an official statement. .
“Our commitment to the victory of Ukraine is unwavering, and we will remain on the front lines until this goal is achieved,” added the Georgian volunteers.
The commander of the “Georgian Legion”, Mamuka Mamulashvili, in an interview with Donbas Realia (a Radio Liberty project), commenting on the possible influence of the protests in Georgia on the motivation of the unit’s fighters, said that “everyone perfectly understands that they are now in the place where they are defending Georgia today.” .
“Everyone is following the events very carefully, because our family members, our friends – everyone is now at protest actions, standing on the streets and trying to win the independence of Georgia. It is not about motivation, but about understanding that the main battle is taking place in Ukraine. When Russia is broken in Ukraine, it will not have any opportunity to influence Georgia. And everyone understands this very well, that they are now in the place where they are defending Georgia today,” he said.
Information began to spread on Telegram channels over the weekend that the fighters of the “Georgian Legion” are “abandoning Ukraine” and returning home to join the rallies due to the protests that broke out in Tbilisi. The press service of the Legion categorically denied these accusations on its page on the X social network, calling them baseless.
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili called rumors about the plans of Georgian volunteers fighting on the side of the Armed Forces to come to protests in Tbilisi false. As RFE/RL’s Georgian service quotes her, “this is a provocation directed against this protest.”
PHOTO GALLERY: Dispersal of the rally in Tbilisi: dozens of injured demonstrators, journalists and security forces (photo gallery)