You are nothing without the state, and your duty in this state is to protect citizens, not slaves and not Russians, - this is how the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili addressed the police at today's briefing.

In addition to the police, Zurabishvili also appealed to the army and appealed to the public, whom she urged to protest and not get used to.

"I want to appeal to the police, the real police that serve the state - you are nothing without the state, and your duty in this state is to protect citizens, not slaves, not Russians, not foreigners, not traitors, so take it into your hands, Which is up to you!

I want to appeal to the Georgian army, the army whose heart hurts the most today, which cannot and is not obliged to do anything today, but it is the most loyal to this country, it is the one whose heart hurts the most that this country is returning to the Russia that We managed to survive, we proved our independence. Portraits of all our national heroes are displayed in this building. It will be here and no one can take it away, just like no one can take away our independence!

I appeal to all of you who are in front of the TV, who are out - do not lose hope, do not let anyone dare and kill you today's protest. Non-accommodation, disobedience and resistance, and I will be faithful to it until the end, just as you will be faithful to the end", said the President of Georgia.

For information, Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Kobakhidze made a statement on the issue of negotiations with the European Union after the meeting of the parliamentary majority and the government team. In particular, according to the ruling team's decision, Georgia will not put the issue of opening negotiations with the European Union on the agenda until the end of 2028. According to the Prime Minister, Georgia also refuses any budget grant from the European Union until the end of 2028.