Josep Borrell says Russian military presence in Georgia's occupied territories illegal 
Josep Borrell says Russian military presence in Georgia's occupied territories illegal 

Russian military presence in Georgia’s occupied Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions is illegal, said Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, echoing the deadly shooting of a Georgian citizen and the detention of another individual near Kirbali village.

“The EU strongly condemns the killing of a Georgian citizen and the detention of another one by the Russian border guards in Kirbali. We call for an immediate release.

Russian military presence in the Georgian occupied breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is illegal,” he tweeted.

A Georgian citizen, Tamaz Ginturi, was killed during his illegal detention in the occupied territory of Kirbali village, and another Georgian citizen was abducted on October 6.