Ukraine imposes sanctions on Georgia's pro-Russian authorities, former Dynamo player among them
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on Georgia's pro-Russian authorities, including billionaire and former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and his associates. A total of 19 individuals were sanctioned.
Source: Zelenskyy’s address
Quote from Zelenskyy: "I have just signed a decree that gives effect to the National Security and Defense Council's decision on sanctions. These sanctions target the part of the Georgian government that is surrendering Georgia to Putin."
"Ukraine has imposed sanctions on Ivanishvili and his accomplices – 19 individuals. They are the ones who are selling out the interests of Georgia and its people.
And we call on Europe, America and everyone in the world to do the same – to act with principle."
Details: Zelenskyy warned that a delayed or weak response could result in lost decades and nations deprived of their freedom: "We must not lose anyone in this region – neither Georgia, nor Moldova, nor Ukraine."
The Ukrainian leader called for a united effort to stand against Moscow.
Updated: Later, the President’s Office published the sanctions list, which includes Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze and former Dynamo player Kakha Kaladze.
Sanctions list:
- Head of Georgia’s State Security Service, Grigol Liluashvili
- Mayor of Tbilisi and General Secretary of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Kakha Kaladze, a former player for Kyiv football club Dynamo
- Head of Georgia's Court of Appeals, Mikheil Chinchaladze
- Executive Secretary of Georgian Dream, Mamuka Mdinaradze
- Minister of Internal Affairs, Vakhtang Gomelauri
- Former Prosecutor General, Otar Partskhaladze
- Owner of the Imedi TV company, Irakli Rukhadze
- Judge Levan Murusidze
- Georgian Dream MPs Viktor Japaridze and Dimitri Samkharadze
- Georgian Deputy Defence Minister, Giorgi Khaindrava
- Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze
- Giorgi Kobakhidze
- State Representative in Imereti, Zviad Shalamberidze
- Judge Shalva Tadumadze
- Deputy Prime Minister, Tea Tsulukiani
- Billionaire and former prime minister of Georgia, Bidzina Ivanishvili
- Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, Irakli Karseladze
- Head of the Communications Commission, Kakhaber Bekauri
The sanctions will be in effect for ten years.
Background:
- Protests continue in Georgia after the country's PM announced that Tbilisi would pause the issue of opening EU accession talks until 2029.
- The Baltic states have announced sanctions against Georgian officials involved in dispersing the protests, including the de facto leader of the ruling party, oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili.
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