The Prime Minister of Georgia claimed the country`s 2008 war with Russia and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine "could have easily been avoided", adding "specific forces" had "done everything to ensure" the latter conflict would take place.

"The 2008 war in Georgia and the war in Ukraine could have been easily avoided, but specific forces and the "Deep State", the Global War Party, did everything to ensure the war in Ukraine occurred.

…We have been talking for a very long time about the possibility of avoiding the war in Ukraine. However, unfortunately, what happened, and it brought devastating consequences to our friendly country, Ukraine.

Any war can, of course, be avoided. The 2008 war (in Georgia) could have been freely avoided, and certainly, the war in Ukraine could have been prevented, but specific forces and the so-called Deep State, the Global War Party, did everything to ensure a war in Ukraine.

I repeat, this was a devastating war that could have been evaded in Ukraine, but many subjects did everything to ensure Russia’s military aggression was implemented", - said Irakli Kobakhidze.