“We will never surrender this country to you under any circumstances, even if we must make the ultimate sacrifice. You’d be better off forgetting about it; otherwise, even grovelling apologies before the Georgian people won’t save you. You will face the consequences, severe and unrelenting,” former National Movement member Givi Targamadze posted on social media.

“These young men fought for peace. A genuine, hard-won, reliable, and secure peace. The smooth-talker built a pigsty. Now he wants to herd the entire nation inside and grunt at his pleasure. Those of you who find that appealing, so be it – you’ve never emerged from that mire. Just slide over to the main sty where a new edition of Romanov awaits you. But we will never cede this country to you under any circumstances, even if we must sacrifice everything.

You’d be better off forgetting about it; otherwise, even perpetual grovelling apologies before the Georgian people won’t save you. You will face the consequences, severe and unrelenting. The bumpkin claims he’s not Yanukovych – you already are, and don’t try to pull a Gaddafi. Or do you, you’ve already earned it,” Targamadze states.