Georgia’s EU dreams live or die with Mikheil Saakashvili.

In 2003, he led the Rose Revolution that overthrew a post-Soviet government run by oligarchs with the promise of a crackdown on corruption and an opening to the West. He even changed the constitution to enshrine “full integration” into both EU and NATO.

Now, ailing and imprisoned, Saakashvili holds Georgia’s future in his hands. His death could sink Georgia’s EU hopes for good.

https://www.politico.eu/article/georgia-european-union-membership-dreams-live-mikheil-saakashvili/

#Georgia #EU #NATO #Saakashvili

#Saakashvili says #Putin wanted to seize #Ukraine over 20 years ago

#StandWithUkraine #RussiaAggression #RussianCrimes #Dictatorship #Surveillance #Censorship #RussianWarCrimes #FreeNavalny #PutinsWar #Muscovy #Russia

https://english.nv.ua/nation/saakashvili-says-putin-wanted-to-seize-ukraine-over-20-years-ago-50340131.html

The Verkhovna Rada of #Ukraine calls on the President of #Georgia to pardon Mikheil #Saakashvili. #press

#Georgia
Coinvolto nel 'Global War Party' c'è anche il governo ucraino, che non è riuscito a impedire la guerra e ora sta cercando di riportare i nazionalisti e #Saakashvili (#ENM|EPP) alla guida della Georgia. Noi stiamo avviando il movimento anti-Maidan."

@OsservatorioEsteri

:twitter: Bill Browder: After #Zelensky weighed in on the torture of #MikheilSaakashvili, #MaiaSandu the president of #Moldova has publicly called for his release abroad to get medical attention. It seems high time for US, UK and EU leaders to put pressure on #Georgia to release #Saakashvili as well

https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/1676336568272035840?s=19

"Free Saakashvili on Medical Grounds Now

The former Georgian leader is in jail and needs medical attention. As a gesture of goodwill, the Georgian government should let him go abroad and be treated."

#Biden #EU #Pentagon #Military #War #Ukraine #NATO #Putin #Russia #Weapons #US #WW3 #Zelensky #News #Georgia #WarCrimes #Saakashvili

https://www.kyivpost.com/post/19081

#Georgia said that President #Zelenskyy's call to hand over Mikheil #Saakashvili to #Ukraine was "insulting" to them.

This was stated by the chairman of the ruling party Irakli #Kobakhidze. #press

Georgia’s former president Mikheil Saakashvili has appeared on TV, looking frail and emaciated, fuelling concerns over the detained politician’s treatment.

The 55-year-old was almost unrecognisable and looked like a ghost of his former self when he appeared in a video link for a court hearing.

The images prompted Ukraine – of which Saakashvili is a citizen – to summon the Georgian ambassador, asking him to help “save” Saakashvili.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/03/health-fears-over-jailed-former-georgia-president-after-video-appearance

#Georgia #Saakashvili #Ukraine

A US government human rights watchdog is calling on Georgia to stop politically motivated persecutions of pro-Europe figures just a month after the government cracked down on protesters demonstrating against a foreign agent law with firehoses and batons.

The bipartisan 'Helsinki Commission' is calling on Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili to use her pardon power to release political prisoners that support European integration.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/04/21/georgia-us-release-political-prisoners-russia-nato-eu/

#Europe #Georgia #Saakashvili

Gaunt and ghostly, Georgia’s jailed ex-president nears death in hospital.

Two decades ago, Mikheil Saakashvili led Georgia’s Rose Revolution, and the early years of his subsequent presidency were hailed by many in the west as a model for reform in post-Soviet countries.

Saakashvili warned of Putin’s ambitions 15 years ago. Now he tells of torture by a regime that panders to Moscow.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/16/mikheil-saakashvili-georgia-jailed-ex-president-nears-death-in-hospital

#Georgia #Saakashvili #Putin

BBC News - Mikheil #Saakashvili: Thousands join mass anti-government #rally in #Georgia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65228755

RT @nexta_tv
The former president of #Georgia Mikheil #Saakashvili said that he is getting killed on a direct order from #Putin and called on the West to impose sanctions against the oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, as well as the current government of Georgia.

According to him, the lack of… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644286972641308672

The former president of #Georgia Mikheil #Saakashvili said that he is getting killed on a direct order from #Putin and called on the West to impose sanctions against the oligarch Bidzina Ivanishvili, as well as the current government of Georgia.

According to him, the lack of… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1644286972641308672 https://canada.unofficialbird.com/nexta_tv/status/1644286972641308672#m

#Georgia
Primo Ministro Irakli #Garibashvili (#GD|S&D): "L'ex presidente della Georgia, Mikheil #Saakashvili (#ENM|EPP), è stato inviato in modo organizzato nel nostro Paese, con l'obiettivo principale di organizzare un colpo di stato e includerci nella guerra ucraina al momento giusto. Oggi non abbiamo più dubbi su questo punto."

@OsservatorioEsteri

BBC News - Mikheil #Saakashvili: Poland offers medics to examine #Georgia ex-leader
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64943811

😪 Спілкувався сьогодні з одним британським журналістом, який живе в Грузії.

Він каже, що одне британське видання вже проготувало obituary - некролог на ім'я Саакашвілі, який невдовзі може загинути у грузинській в'язниці.

Це буле величезний злочин нинішнього проросійського уряду Грузії, за який їх будуть судити, й скоріше за все в Грузії відбудеться чергова революція.

Але найважливіше – це відкине Грузії з усіма її реформами на десятиліття назад

#saakashvili #georgia

⚡️#EuropeanParliament: Ex-President #Saakashvili's death in custody would be blow to #Georgia's #democracy.

The #Georgian government's continued failure to improve former President #MikheilSaakashvili's deteriorating situation in prison is putting Gerogia's reputation and #EuropeanUnion aspirations at risk, the #EuropeanParliament said in a resolution on Feb. 15.

#Ukraine

#Putin's war in #Ukraine is opening #Georgia to the West. I can only hope that this assistance from the US also contributes to the release of former president Mikheil #Saakashvili.

DOD: Georgia Scheduled for More U.S. Military Assistance

https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3294179/georgia-scheduled-for-more-us-military-assistance/

A Georgian court has rejected an appeal to release former President Mikheil Saakashvili from prison on health grounds.

Saakashvili appeared at a court hearing last week via video link in which he lifted his shirt to show the kind of weight loss he suffered during his time in prison.

Several European officials have called for his release, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksyy vowing to ensure his release.

https://www.dw.com/en/mikheil-saakashvili-georgia-court-rejects-release-bid/a-64626599

#Georgia #Saakashvili #Zelensky #Ukraine

The plight of Mikheil Saakashvili casts a shadow on Georgia’s EU aspirations.

The health of the former president has deteriorated rapidly in detention, amid allegations of poisoning.

It is likely to further strain the west’s relations with the ruling Georgian Dream party, which is nominally pro-European but has ties to Russia and has depicted Saakashvili as a “Nazi” who should never return to power.

https://www.ft.com/content/8a3b2307-7e5e-4ec6-8913-834e3d13921e

#Georgia #EU #Saakashvili