Kobakhidze supported Trump after a resonant meeting in the White House
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze expressed support for US President Donald Trump after his scandalous meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart in the Oval Office of the White House. It was Trump, not his opponent, whom the Georgian leader wished "stamina and courage."
Moreover, Kobakhidze called all Georgian and European politicians who took the side of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "war supporters."
"President Trump and his peacekeeping efforts are being condemned one after another by people who are responsible for allowing a bloody war and the cold-blooded murder of Ukraine and thousands of Ukrainians," the Georgian Prime Minister wrote on his Facebook page.
He emphasized that "the struggle between the war party and the peace-loving forces is entering a decisive phase."
The day before, on February 28, Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump met at the White House. The heads of state were expected to sign an agreement on the joint development of mineral resources. However, the meeting was heated: Zelensky on one side and Trump and US Vice President J.D. Vance on the other side had a dispute. As a result, the Ukrainian delegation left the White House early. During the tense conversation, Trump accused Zelensky of ingratitude and unwillingness to make peace, threatening to withdraw from the negotiation process on Ukraine if Kyiv did not make a deal. Zelensky, in turn, emphasized that this agreement did not provide any security guarantees for his country.
The meeting caused a wide resonance in the world community. While European leaders were quick to express support for Zelensky, the Russian Foreign Ministry accused him of "inability to negotiate", concluding that he allegedly "rejects peace".
Unlike the Prime Minister of Georgia, the fifth president of the country, Salome Zurabishvili, spoke out in defense of Volodymyr Zelensky.
"Those who understand what it means to defend their territory, independence and freedom - not once, but many times over the past two centuries - support you, Mr. President," she wrote on the X social network, addressing the Ukrainian leader.
Zurabishvili also expressed doubt that this was a demonstration of the "America First" principle on the part of the United States.
"Rather, it looks like "America echoes Putin's Russia." At a time when we all need a strong America together with an even stronger Europe. It seems that we are finally seeing the latter come to the fore!" the fifth president of Georgia summed up.
Recall that Salome Zurabishvili, although she left the residence before the inauguration of Mikheil Kavelashvili, still considers herself the only legitimate representative of power in the country. She, like the opposition and thousands of protesting citizens, does not recognize the results of the parliamentary elections held on October 26, and therefore the legitimacy of the ruling Georgian Dream party, the new government and the new president appointed by it.
