As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, 14 years ago, the ambassador to Japan of Georgia, a country on the Black Sea coast that was invaded by Russia, said, "The countries of the world are finally realizing the threat of Russia." Has appealed to the international community to change its perception of Russia's military threat.
14 years ago, Georgia's ambassador to Japan, Teimuraz Lezhava, who was invaded by a military invasion by neighboring Russia, held a press conference in Tokyo on the 23rd and re-condemned Russia for invading Ukraine.
Ambassador Lezhava said, "The countries of the world are finally realizing the threat of Russia. We have warned that it's too late after an emergency," and cooperated with Russia in the economic field. The nations that have built it have also argued that they should change their perceptions of military threats.
Also, in 2008, Russia unilaterally approved independence and stationed troops in southern Georgia, where there is a move to transfer to Russia. It will only be isolated from the world and more disadvantageous. "
He said, "No matter what the threat of Russia, we will not change our policy of joining the EU or NATO," and will continue to stay in line with Ukraine and strengthen relations with the United States and Europe. I emphasized the idea of going.