105 years ago, Russia attacked free Georgian state, on 105th anniversary, Britain attacked free Georgian media - Papuashvili | Rustavi2

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105 years ago, Russia attacked free Georgian state, on 105th anniversary, Britain attacked free Georgian media - Papuashvili

25-02-2026 11:59

Speaker of the Georgian Parliament responds to the decision of the UK authorities to impose sanctions on Imedi TV and POSTV, claiming that Russia attacked the free Georgian state 105 years ago, and on the 105th anniversary Britain attacked free Georgian media.

"Imedi is a TV channel trusted by 40% of Georgia`s population, which is why there was an attempt to silence the truth… Russia attacked Georgia 105 years ago because it did not like our state and wanted to stop its existence, while Britain has attacked free Georgian media in order to suppress free speech.

I will not even comment on the explanation they offered - absolute nonsense. How can it be unacceptable that a television channel said Ukraine is a corrupt state? It is not just corrupt, it is extremely corrupt. As for the motives, disinformation clearly does not concern Britain at all...

Britain had recently planned to finance the party-affiliated outlet Tabula.. There are no values. I think the modern world has already shown us this. The Americans have shown us most clearly the true face of Europeans and the British - all the falsehood and hypocrisy of those who claim to stand on values… thousands of people in the UK have been detained over comments they made.

When Britain fights the truth, this is the best illustration of what we are dealing with… The actions currently being used by the UK against Georgia constituted elements of a hybrid warfare tactic", - said Shalva Papuashvili.

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