Supplying Russian bases with fuel is not part of Georgia’s national interests. Brotherhood with the Abkhaz people is not achieved by bringing in fuel in canisters. Brotherhood with the Abkhaz people is a matter of a different concept and security policy, one of the leaders of Strong Georgia - Lelo, Tazo Datunashvili, stated.

According to him, Georgia is one of the countries, together with several other neighbouring countries, that is in fact a beneficiary of the Russia-Ukraine war, and certain corrupt groups existing in Georgia are capitalising on this matter and to some extent stealing Russia’s crisis.

“The suspicion remains the same as it was from the beginning. Which is most likely the truth - that fuel from Georgia is entering the Russian Federation in order to satisfy some part of the crisis that exists in the Russian Federation.

Of course, 1,700 tonnes is not the quantity that will eliminate this crisis for the entire Russian market, but Georgia is one of the countries, together with several other neighbouring countries, that is in fact a beneficiary of the Russia-Ukraine war, and certain corrupt groups existing in Georgia are capitalising on this matter and to some extent stealing Russia’s crisis.

It is very simple and we knew from the beginning that this fuel would not stay in Abkhazia, and if it did, it would mainly serve such matters that are not in Georgia’s interests. Supplying Russian bases with fuel is not part of Georgia’s national interests. Brotherhood with the Abkhaz people is not achieved by bringing in fuel in canisters. Brotherhood with the Abkhaz people is a matter of a different concept and security policy; let them tell this fairy tale at home to those whom they are ‘fooling’,” Datunashvili stated.