Andrey Rudenko – Flights with Georgia will be restored when Tbilisi stops Russophobic campaign

Resumption of flights with Georgia will become possible when Tbilisi stops Russophobic campaign and all threats to the security of Russian citizens disappear — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Russian President Vladimir Putin banned Russia’s airlines from flying to Georgia, a day after a Russian lawmaker Sergey Gavrilov’s visit to the country prompted violent clashes between protesters and police in Tbilisi on June 20 of 2019.

Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a decree imposing a temporary ban on flights, including commercial ones, from Russia to Georgia starting July 8, 2019.