The Danish ambassador's statement is an alarming message for Ivanishvili - it will not be the first and the last, when representatives of the governments will warn him through diplomatic channels, sanctions are approaching, - "Eurooptimists" deputy Roman Gotsiridze said about this in connection with the Danish ambassador's OpEd, where she refers to Ivanishvili as an oligarch.

According to Gotsiridze, "the European Parliament issued a verdict on Ivanishvili at the time", which requested EU member states to sanction Ivanishvili, however, imposing sanctions before granting the status would harm the country, therefore Gotsiridze assumes that Ivanishvili may be sanctioned before the elections, which in his estimation will depend on the pre-election environment.

"It is not excluded that Ivanishvili will be appointed before the elections, because the obligations of the European Union must be fulfilled before the elections, the elections must be held in a free and democratic environment. If the pre-election environment will be the same as during the previous elections, the already semi-legalized Ivanishvili will appear in the political arena, and naturally, the responsibility for rigging the elections will fall on him. It is possible to see him sanctioned before he goes to Moscow, if he really does. The European Parliament delivered its verdict when it delivered its verdict in its resolution and demanded the imposition of sanctions on EU member states. That's it, this is a document that you can't delete, you can't throw away. Since the representatives of the executive power started talking and the Danish ambassador represents the Danish government, this is already very important and alarming for Ivanishvili. This is a message not to dare to rig the elections and seize power in the 2024 elections, the number one requirement out of these 9 recommendations is to conduct the elections in a free and fair environment, this is a direct indication, this will not be the first and last time that the representatives of the governments will warn through diplomatic channels. Behind the scenes, he probably goes to talk about it. Sanctions are approaching.

Before receiving the status, its annexation meant not giving the status to the country, today the situation is different, today there will be no trust, loyal approach. There is no mechanism for depriving the status, nor has such a thing happened in practice. Therefore, the European Union will be especially demanding towards the government and Ivanishvili personally", said Gotsiridze.