Just two days after the start of the war in Ukraine, the first call appeared for Georgia to open a "second front" against Russia and get involved in the military conflict - social media still preserves the names and surnames of those 7000 Georgians who joined the demand for a second front and turned it into a tool of political pressure against the Georgian government, - this is what Parliament Chairman Shalva Papuashvili writes on social media.
According to him, "this seven-thousand-strong army that went against Georgia's interests includes politicians and NGO workers, journalists and cooks, students and scientists alike."
"Just two days after the start of the war in Ukraine, the first call emerged for Georgia to open a 'second front' against Russia and get involved in the military conflict. Cynical and provocative calls came from Kyiv - 'Georgians, the weather is beautiful, maybe take a walk to Tskhinvali and Sokhumi… bring your tanks… Russia's arms are short… go ahead, Georgia, it's time.'
After that came the 'experienced shame' for not imposing sanctions on Russia and refusing to mobilize volunteers, and the longing for 'bombs of fire' and the call to take advantage of the 'window of opportunity' created because Russia was on the verge of defeat in the war.
This campaign was not led only by a few leaders of the fifth column - social media still preserves the names and surnames of those 7000 Georgians who joined the demand for a second front and turned it into a tool of political pressure against the Georgian government.
In this seven-thousand-strong army that went against Georgia's interests, you will find politicians and NGO workers, journalists and cooks, students and scientists alike.
After this day, we will see these 7000 Georgians waving someone else's flag many more times - now as supporters of Molotov cocktails, now as organizers of the Nepal scenario, and most importantly, as daily polluters with hatred and disgust," - writes Papuashvili on social media.