US Ambassador: Putin doesn't give anything without price

12:22, 18.05.2023

I think an important question is why Putin now making these concessions and offers to Georgia. What is the price that Georgia is going to have to pay, U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan stated on Thursday.

“The country that is occupied, 20% of its territory is occupied by Russia, that has eight Georgian citizens detained by Russian-backed forces in South Ossetia, that continues to be under pressure from Russia, should be very careful about welcoming what looks to be attempts by Russia to normalize relations with Georgia.

I think an important question is why now? Why is Putin now making these concessions and offers to Georgia? What is the price that Georgia is going to have to pay for direct flights, for lifting the visa regime, and potentially for restoring this railway, that would connect Georgia to Russia through Abkhazia. These are very important questions because we all know Putin does not give anything without extracting a price” Ambassador said.

By - Tamar Tabatadze

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