Anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Georgia

Fourteen years in the past immediately, Russia invaded the sovereign nation of Georgia.  As we’ve got accomplished since 2008, we bear in mind these killed and injured by Russian forces.  For many years, the residents of Georgia in Abkhazia and South Ossetia have lived below Russian occupation and tens of hundreds have been displaced, persecuted, and impoverished.  Lives and livelihoods have been taken from them.

This 12 months, Russia’s unprovoked additional invasion of Ukraine underscores the necessity for the individuals of Georgia and Ukraine to face collectively in solidarity.  The individuals of Georgia know all too effectively how Russia’s aggressive actions, together with disinformation, so-called “borderization,” and mass displacement trigger untold hardships and destruction.

Russia have to be accountable to the commitments it made below the 2008 ceasefire – withdrawing its forces to pre-conflict positions and permitting unfettered entry for the supply of humanitarian help.  It additionally should reverse its recognition of Georgia’s Abkhazia and South Ossetia areas.  That is important for a whole bunch of hundreds of internally displaced individuals to have the ability to return to their houses safely and with dignity.

We stay steadfast in our help for the individuals of Georgia as they search to guard their sovereignty and territorial integrity and discover a peaceable answer to the battle.