The Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Ruslan Stefanchuk, has addressed an open letter to the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili.

In the letter, published in Georgian on social media, Stefanchuk wrote: “Ukraine does not need moralists’ advice, but real allies.”

“I was surprised to read another accusation by the Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, Shalva Papuashvili, about Ukraine’s alleged “ingratitude” for supporting the UN resolution.

Ukrainians are a grateful nation. We respect everyone who helps us in the fight for our freedom and right to choose. We are, of course, grateful to the Georgian people—people who understand dignity, who boldly take to the streets to support Ukraine, and who, as part of Georgian volunteer battalions, fight shoulder to shoulder against the common Russian enemy.

Against this background, ‘supporting’ the UN resolution concerning Ukraine’s territorial integrity is certainly not charity or heroism. It is the minimum level of elementary decency in 2026,” Stefanchuk wrote.

“Ukraine does not need lectures from moralists who appear to us as retranslators of the narratives of the ‘Russian world.’ Ukraine needs real allies—those who understand that in the fight against evil, compliments are not counted, but position and support are valued,” he concluded.

For context, on February 25, the media asked Speaker Papuashvili about Georgia’s vote on the UN resolution concerning Ukraine, which was supported by 107 countries, including Georgia, while 51 countries, including the United States, China, and Hungary, abstained. Commenting, Papuashvili stated, “We support the Ukrainian people. Neither Zelensky nor Brussels deserve our support; Zelensky is an ungrateful person.”