Nearly 100,000 Russian nationals exiled in Georgia
Guest of the morning of France Inter, Saturday, the president of Georgia, Salomé Zurabishvili, affirmed that nearly 100,000 Russian citizens had settled in Georgia after having fled their country. “More than 700,000 Russians have crossed the border, and some 600,000 have left” to neighboring countries, she explained, adding that “ 100 000 [ressortissants russes]approximately, remained ». Most of them are young “educated”derived “of an intermediate class”.
This population, “obviously, does not want to share the fate of this Putinian Russia at war, does not want to be mobilized”analyzes the former French diplomat, elected president of Georgia in 2018. If cohabitation happens « sans incident grave », it can however be a source of tension within this small country of less than four million inhabitants, reviving the memory of the flash military operation carried out in 2008 by Russia. The country “has two territories occupied by Russia with military bases”recalls M.me Zourabichvili.
“Russia must not think that in the face of its defeat in Ukraine, it can regain its virginity in Georgia”launched the president, commenting on the multiple military failures suffered by Russia in recent weeks.