The Georgian authorities held Ukraine responsible for the rescue of its citizens from Russian captivity

The Georgian Foreign Ministry stated that it will use available mechanisms to free the country’s citizens who fought for Ukraine and were captured by Russia. Thus, the International Organization of the Red Cross and the Swiss Confederation will be involved as a mediator between Georgia and the Russian Federation. At the same time, the leader of the ruling party of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, noted that Tbilisi does not have the ability to rescue its citizens from Russian captivity and asked Ukraine to do this.

“Our prisoners of war are participants in the Russian-Ukrainian war, which means that the Ukrainian side can be involved in relevant negotiations with Moscow. We don’t have the resources for this,” Kobakhidze said.

The day before, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced the capture of two Georgian citizens – Georgiy Goglidze and Georgiy Chubetidze. They were snipers in the second “International Legion” of Ukraine, the department claims. Their relatives turned to the Georgian Foreign Ministry with a request for help in their release.

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