Ukraine's Foreign Ministry urges Georgian authorities to show the truth: Russia's tricolour and closed doors of the EU

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has issued a response to the ruling party of Georgia for its use of footage depicting the damage caused by Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine in its election campaign.

The ministry described the actions of the Georgian Dream party as unfriendly, accusing the party of exploiting images of the horrific consequences of the war for its own political PR.

"Such cynical steps show contempt for the Ukrainian people and the victims of Russian aggression, and cause justified outrage in Ukrainian society," the ministry said.

The ministry added that the Georgian authorities are bowing to Moscow and disregarding the principles of dignity and independence.

"We advise the political strategists of the Georgian ruling party to be honest with their own people and to show a more truthful picture in their post: the Russian tricolour on the right and the closed doors of the EU and NATO on the left. This would reflect reality, because the current Georgian authorities have prevented not war, but a European future for their country," the ministry stated.

At the same time, the ministry stressed that Ukraine remains consistent and steadfast in supporting the friendly people of Georgia in their aspiration to build an independent, democratic, and European state.

As European Pravda previously reported, Georgian Dream has once again used the topic of the war in Ukraine in its election campaign, this time in the local elections.

The campaign videos show bombed Ukrainian cities on one side, and on the other – images from Georgia with restored building facades, parks and roads. "Choose peace" is the main slogan of Georgian Dream in the Tbilisi mayoral race.

Last year, as part of its election campaign, Georgian Dream produced banners and video clips featuring, side by side, images of destruction in Ukraine caused by Russia and, in contrast, "normal life" in Georgia.

The captions on the banners urged voters to "choose peace" and "say no to war."

At the time, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned this and called it unacceptable for Georgia’s ruling party to use images of the consequences of Russia’s war against Ukraine in political advertising.