Rustavi2
December 9, 2022

20% of Georgia occupied by Russia, that probably inspires some Georgians to want to do what they can to help, whether it’s humanitarian assistance or anything else – Kelly Degnan

“20% of your territory occupied by Russia, I think that probably inspires some Georgians to want to do what they can to help, whether it’s humanitarian assistance or anything else. Such a statement made today the US Ambassador to Georgia.

“I think Georgians feel deeply the struggle that Ukrainians are facing to preserve their identity and their homeland, and their sovereignty. This is something that Georgia has experienced and is experiencing right now with 20% of your territory occupied by Russia….”

“I think that probably inspires some Georgians to want to do what they can to help, whether it’s humanitarian assistance or anything else.”

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Rustavi2
December 8, 2022

Being in the military service of another country leads to the loss of citizenship – Rati Ionatamishvili on Georgians fighting in Ukraine

Being in the military service of another country leads to the loss of the citizenship of one”s country – this is defined by law. Such a statement made today Rati Ionatamishvili, MP from the Georgian Dream, while talking about the Georgian fighters in Ukraine.

The most serious and unacceptable thing is that these people offer our boys to participate in military operations in Ukraine in exchange for money and lie to them, telling them that they will become employees of the Ukrainian military forces and not warning them that being in the military service of another country automatically leads to the loss of Georgia’s citizenship,” explained the MP.

When asked whether this means that Georgians fighting in Ukraine will lose their Georgian citizenship, Ionatamishvili answered:

“This is defined by law. We will make sure that these people are not in danger because of someone else’s lies”.