Georgia and Ukraine have been US allies since gaining independence, the continuous provocations by the Russian Federation must be ended, – Congressman Adam Kinzinger made this statement at the hearing “Putin’s Frozen Conflicts” held at the Foreign Affairs Committee of US House of Representatives on March 11.

“ Russia has intervened in both countries for fear the freedom and democracy were approaching their doorstep. Both Ukraine and Georgia have expressed an interest in increasing their cooperation with the West, and especially with NATO. Putin intervened to prevent the establishment of democratic values in the region, but that tactic drastically failed, ” – Kinsinger said.

“We now see the Russian occupied territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia slowly moving their borders to occupy more Georgian territory. many ethnic Georgians in these regions have fled for fear of persecution and some have died given the lack of medical care provided inside these areas,” – Kinzinger stated.