Georgian side had requested clarification from the British Ambassador regarding the grounds for the decision to sanction the television companies Imedi and PosTV. Such a statement made the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia after the meeting with the UK diplomat.

“We do not assume that anyone in London regularly watches PosTV or Imedi. Therefore, the decision to impose sanctions was likely based on information provided from Tbilisi. We asked the Ambassador what assessments the decision was based on. I have not seen any evidence or documents justifying this step. No concrete information has been presented. I only heard general assessments, such as claims that Georgia is strengthening Russia or weakening Ukraine, or that Georgian society is undermining Ukraine’s territorial integrity. These are accusations and evaluations that we do not share.

Such claims require evidence, and we hope that something will be presented that would allow us to believe the decision had at least some basis. However, if I said that I truly expected this, I would not be honest.

I asked the Ambassador what objectives are served by providing inaccurate information to the capital, which then becomes the basis for such decisions.

This is a direct attack on Georgian society, and naturally, we cannot agree with it. Nor can we agree with the claim that this decision in any way contributes to weakening Russia”, - said Maka Botchorishvili.