Kobakhidze: We strongly hope decisions will finally serve the interests of the Ukrainian people, after past actions brought them to a dire plight

“We strongly hope that, ultimately, decisions will be taken in line with the interests of the Ukrainian people, something that has not happened up to now. In reality, matters have been brought to a very dire situation for the Ukrainian people,” Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in response to a journalist’s question regarding remarks on Ukraine by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

The head of government expressed hope that the interests of the Ukrainian people would at least be taken into account during the ongoing negotiation process.

“In principle, we cannot interfere in this; the EU and the US must settle matters between themselves. Naturally, what matters most here is taking into account the interests of the Ukrainian people, as well as the principles of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. We strongly hope that, ultimately, decisions will be taken in line with the interests of the Ukrainian people, something that has not happened up to now. In truth, the situation has been driven to a grave point for the Ukrainian people.

Everyone should have known very well what consequences would follow specific processes, for instance in 2013 and later. Both the first and the second wars in Ukraine could have been avoided, yet certain forces did the exact opposite, using everything in their power to ensure this war took place and that Russia invaded Ukraine. What has happened is deeply regrettable. Nobody took the interests of the Ukrainian people into account. Hopefully, at least now, during this negotiation process, the interests of the Ukrainian people will be respected,” Kobakhidze said.