DISINFO: Zelenskyy called for increasing Ukraine's security through a war in Georgia
SUMMARY
Zelenskyy called for increasing the security of Kyiv at the expense of a war in Georgia. The President of Ukraine calls for Georgia to start a war against Abkhazia and South Ossetia to ease the situation for its regime... Ukrainian politicians have repeatedly called on Tbilisi to take care of its “territorial integrity”, that is, to open a second front against Russia and start a war against Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
RESPONSE
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Russian media are manipulating an excerpt from the address of the President of Ukraine to the leaders of 10 member countries of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF). During his speech on October 13 at the JEF summit, Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke about the importance of regional cooperation formats between countries.
The Ukrainian President noted that Ukraine is working to create new formats of interaction and strengthen existing alliances in the Black Sea region. Zelenskyy stated that the general security of the countries of the Black Sea region, which is actively destabilized by Russia, will become one of the keys “to the geopolitical stability of all of Europe.”
In this context, the President noted that Ukraine's struggle and its future victory in the Russian war will open up new prospects for collective security in the Black Sea. In this context, Zelenskyy recalled parts of Georgian territory occupied by Russia in 2008. According to the President of Ukraine, Russia's defeat in the current war will help Georgia restore its territorial integrity.
“New security perspectives will also emerge due to changes in the South Caucasus region neighboring the Black Sea. This will add potential to our joint security here, in our part of Europe. Especially when thanks to our defense from Russian aggression, new prospects will open for Georgia – to restore its territorial integrity,” Zelenskyy said.
Thus, the Ukrainian president noted that the security of the region depends on Ukraine’s success in countering Russian aggression.
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