“While I survive in prison, I am sending a message of hope and resilience to those who are fighting behind these walls to preserve a democratic and independent Georgia, who are opposing Russia’s imperial ambitions here in Ukraine and everywhere,” former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili said in an interview. edition of NewsWeek.

The representative of the ex-president, a member of the main opposition party of Georgia "National Movement" Sopo Japaridze announced meetings with the population of the country on his behalf. “Mikhail Saakashvili is today a prisoner of Russia, and it is a matter of honor for Georgia to end his imprisonment. He showed us the highest level of patriotism by coming from Ukraine to his homeland and sacrificing himself. He will definitely fight to the end for the freedom of the country and for the survival of the motherland,” Japaridze said.

Recall that earlier the opposition, the authorities of Ukraine and European states have repeatedly asked the Georgian government to let Saakashvili go abroad for treatment. Calls to release the politician were made by the leadership of European countries, the United States, and numerous human rights organizations. The politician is temporarily in a Georgian clinic for treatment after a long hunger strike. In the future, the country's authorities again plan to send him to prison.