Georgian opposition again opposed the Kremlin

Today, in protest against the resumption of air traffic with the Russian Federation at the airport. Rustaveli gathered hundreds of people in Tbilisi. They expressed dissatisfaction with the passengers who arrived on the first direct flight from Moscow to Tbilisi in four years.

Georgian opposition parties also reacted to the incident. Thus, the United National Movement party called on citizens to protest in front of the parliament building with slogans: "No to the Russian government, no to the murderer Putin ... our choice is Europe." Party chairman Khabeishvili said: "Everyone who cares about the statehood of our country must declare to the whole world that we will not tolerate Russification and Putin's regime in Georgia."

One of the leaders of Lelo for Georgia, Khazaradze, published a post on his Facebook account with the words: “Wake up, Georgia! It's time to wake up! There is a quiet annexation of Georgia, annexation is not only a tank. For citizens of Russia, it is urgently necessary to introduce a visa regime! If this continues, we will get Georgia without the Georgians!”.

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