Comparing the 4 million Georgian market and the 150 million Russian market is the usual populism that Vashadze and his brothers often resort to - it's almost like why Georgia hasn't launched a rocket into space, - Irakli Kadagishvili, the deputy of the parliamentary majority, said while evaluating the statement of the leader of the Strategy Builder, Giorgi Vashadze, regarding foreign companies who left Russia.

"Of course, it is impossible to talk seriously about Mr. Vashadze's populism, because you have to take into account why all the world's companies had entered the Russian market. They entered because Russia is a very large market, a market with a high purchasing power of 150 million. Therefore, comparing the 4-million Georgian market and the 150-million Russian market is the usual populism that Vashadze and his brothers often resort to. No important company has moved to Azerbaijan for this reason. If you look at the relations between the European Union and Azerbaijan, you will understand that, on the contrary, the European Union sometimes calls for the introduction of sanctions against Azerbaijan based on its relations with Armenia. Therefore, this is a common lie that has nothing to do with reality. It is populism. It is something like why Georgia has not launched a rocket into space," Kadagishvili said.

According to Giorgi Vashadze, in 2022-2023, more than 500 foreign companies left the Russian market, although not a single one entered Georgia. In particular, as Vashadze noted, we are talking about 2 million workplaces in companies such as: Mercedes, Volkswagen, Apple, Google, Amazon, Ferrari, etc. According to him, if only 5-7% of the mentioned investments were implemented in Georgia, it would solve the problem of unemployment in the country.