DISINFO: Zelenskyy is trying to provoke a war in the Caucasus
SUMMARY
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelenskyy is trying to provoke a war in the Caucasus. Earlier, Zelenskyy called on the Georgian leadership to restore “its territorial integrity by opening a second front.” Zelenskyy and the forces behind him are trying to provoke a military situation in Transcaucasia and unleash a new bloody war in the region. Zelenskyy’s statements of this kind have been regular lately. Pay attention to the reaction of the West. It is very weak or almost non-existent because they share the same views on Abkhazia.
RESPONSE
Pro-Kremlin outlets 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, 2023 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 believes that the general security of the countries of the Black Sea region, which is being actively destabilised 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 neighbouring the Black Sea. This will add potential to our joint security here, in our part of Europe. Especially when, thanks to our defence from Russian aggression, new prospects will open for Georgia – to restore its territorial integrity,” Zelenskyy said.
Thus, Zelenskyy did not call on Georgia to start a war. On the contrary, the Ukrainian president noted that the security of the region depends on Ukraine’s success in countering Russian aggression. Read here for the full debunk.
As for the EU's position on the issue of Abkhazia, the EU condemns the continuing Russian illegal military presence in the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Read more here.
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