Tbilisi is accused of nearer cooperation with the Kremlin, though Russian forces have been stationed in elements of Sakartveli since Moscow invaded the Caucasus nation in 2008.
The safety service of Sakartveli reported that six units “had been delivered to Sakartveli from Odesa through Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey on January 19 by a minibus belonging to a citizen of Ukraine.”
They contained 14 kg of C-4 plastic explosive.
Officers seized three of them at a border checkpoint between Sakartveli and Russia, and located the opposite three within the capital, Tbilisi, the safety service mentioned in a press release.
Based on the assertion, the plan was coordinated by Andreyjus Sharashidze, a Ukrainian citizen of Kartvel origin.
Seven Kartvelians, three Ukrainians and two Armenians had been additionally concerned in transporting the explosive units, however “none of them knew that the van contained explosives,” the assertion mentioned.
Sakartveli’s rapprochement with Moscow was aided by tensions between Tbilisi and Kyiv.
Relations soured much more when Sakartveli officers imprisoned pro-Western ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili, who holds Ukrainian citizenship.
V. Zelenskis, after the docs reported on the deterioration of M. Saakashvili’s well being, accused Sakarveli officers of slowly killing the detained politician on the orders of the Kremlin.
In September, Sakartveli’s authorities mentioned that Giorgis Lortkipanidze, the deputy head of Ukraine’s navy counterintelligence and Sakartveli’s former deputy inside minister, was getting ready destabilization plans aimed toward violently overthrowing the federal government.
In July, Kyjias ordered Sakartveli’s ambassador overseas, a 12 months after recalling his envoy from Tbilisi.
In the identical month, Ukraine imposed sanctions on Georgian Airways, the principle airline of Sakartvel, for resuming flights to Russia.
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2024-05-23 18:56:41