David Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People faction in the Ukrainian RADA responded to the Georgian government’s statement.
“The Georgian pro-Russian government voices some demands about the extradition of our citizens for the normalization of Georgia-Ukraine relations,” said Arakhamia.
The Ukrainian politician noted that three conditions should be met for the normalization of relations: 1. Mikheil Saakashvili (the jailed ex-president) should be released and returned to Ukraine; 2. Direct flights with Russia should be suspended, as Georgian people also demand; 3. Aiding the aggressor to bypass the Western sanctions should stop.
The Georgian government on March 11 released a statement expressing hope that the “Ukrainian authorities will reconsider decisions that grossly conflict with the spirit of friendship between Georgia and Ukraine, as well as between the Georgian and Ukrainian peoples. First and foremost, it is crucial and imperative for the normalization of relations that the Ukrainian authorities extradite the criminals currently holding high positions in their administration to Georgia.”
