6 opposition parties issued a joint statement. As mentioned in the statement, Georgian Dream once again put Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic future under a significant blow and created a real threat of international isolation and left the country in the sphere of influence of the occupying Russia, thereby directly increasing the risks of renewed enemy attack and aggression towards Georgia.

"With the decree of Vladimir Putin, who is recognized as a perpetrator of international criminal law and the head of a terrorist state, and with the consent of the Georgian authorities, it is planned to restore direct air traffic between Russia and Georgia from next week.

The Government of Georgia is lying, as if, together with Putin's regime, it made this decision to strengthen the Georgian economy and the connection of our compatriots living in Russia with their homeland. In fact, this is not at all a selfless or harmless decision, as the Government's propaganda tries to portray it. According to the statement of the US Department of State, if this decision is enforced, the companies operating in Georgian airports will face sanctions.

It is a fact that the “Russian Dream” started the final stage of the change of the foreign-political course of Georgia and the establishment of Russian authoritarianism.

Just this month, the Georgian Government refused to participate in the NATO exercise, attacked the American International Republican Institute (IRI) and the American National Democratic Institute (NDI), left the second largest European political family, and agreed to the direct air traffic with Russia.

Georgia is on the verge of international isolation and at risk of remaining without allies, alone with the enemy - Russia. Due to this decision of Putin and Ivanishvili, Georgia openly confronts the Western policy of sanctioning Russia. The Government of Georgia is once again confronting Ukraine, which is fighting for its freedom, as well as our freedom and the freedom of the entire civilized world.

At a crucial moment for our country, when Georgia's European and Euro-Atlantic future is so real, Ivanishvili once again raises the question: Europe or Russia? Peace, prosperity and security in a united European family, or poverty, slavery and hopelessness with a defeated Russia?

Georgian society should once again, unitedly, clearly and loudly say: no to collaboration with the enemy, no to the Russian Government. Together towards Europe!

We, the democratic, pro-Western political parties of Georgia, will do everything to change this regime democratically, to protect Georgia from international isolation and to prevent the violation of our freedom and state sovereignty by Russia, so that our country, which is at the crossroads of history, irrevocably stands on the road to de-occupation, towards the EU and NATO," reads the statement signed by:

Elene Khoshtaria – Droa

Girchi - More Freedom;

Lelo for Georgia;

Strategy Builder;

United National Movement;

European Georgia.