Georgia should open its borders to the North Caucasians, Russia is going to commit genocide against them, Akhmed Zakayev says
By Liza Mchedlidze
Tuesday, September 27, 2022
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Chechnya, Akhmed Zakayev said that the Georgian government should open its borders to the representatives of the North Caucasus because Russia intends to use these people as meat for slaughter in Ukraine.
Zakaev noted in the interview with Formula TV that while Georgia was able to free itself from Russia, other nations are still under the influence of Russia and official Tbilisi should offer them a helping hand.
According to Zakayev, representatives of the North Caucasus should be allowed to move to Georgia in order to avoid Russia's partial mobilization.
"Today, the world and the neighbors of the Russian Federation should understand that the danger comes not only from Putin but from the existence of the Russian Empire... I want to draw the attention of the Georgian authorities to the fact that today the borders are closed and representatives of the North Caucasus are not allowed in. This is a big mistake. This cannot be done. Putin is not permanent, today's Russia - in the imperialist state it is in, is also not permanent. Putin is using the North Caucasians as meat for slaughter and is mobilizing at the expense of these small nations. They are trying to avoid this genocide by running away and are thinking of running away to Georgia first. This is a brotherly nation.
Georgia has a historical responsibility to these nations that are under the Russian yoke. Until Georgia signed the Treaty of Georgievsk, Russia could not establish itself in the Caucasus. Today, when Georgia is freed from Russia, it is obliged to help other nations to be freed as well. Today, when the genocide of these nations is taking place, Georgia should extend a helping hand to them, and open the borders, then things may change and they may go to other countries, but today they should escape all this in Georgia. Georgia's position should not be anti-Caucasian. These people do not want to die and do not want to become the killers of Ukrainians. The government and population of Georgia should understand this," Akhmed Zakayev said.
On September 25, the population protested partial mobilization in Dagestan, and the police opened fire on the activists. 110 people from the village were called for mobilization, and the population went to the rally. The police tried to stop the protests by shooting in the air.
The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, announced a partial military mobilization on September 21 and referred to this action as a "necessary step to protect Russia's sovereignty." On the same day, anti-mobilization demonstrations were held in Russia, which led to the arrest of more than 1,400 people.
Russian citizens have been entering Georgia through the Larsi checkpoint for several days already.
