The so-called Supreme Court of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) has sentenced Georgian citizen Kakhaber Amiranashvili to 13 years and six months in prison *in absentia*. Russian media reported the news, citing the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called on Tbilisi to renew its pro-European policy, including the principles of democracy and the rule of law. He stated that Georgia's current course raises serious concerns.
Rutte emphasized that NATO considers it necessary to maintain dialogue with the Georgian side to discuss problems rather than completely severing relations due to disagreement.
"We call on Georgia to return to a pro-European, future-oriented path. We must maintain dialogue and discussion and take the position that it is better to continue relations to be able to discuss these issues, rather than saying that we don't like it and that we are completely terminating relations," he said.
The Secretary General also added that NATO is acting in "close coordination" with the EU.