Georgian PM says party's banners of Ukraine's destruction “exposed opponents' lies”

He said this on Imedi TV, Sova reports.

According to Kobakhidze, the Georgian people did not know what was happening in Ukraine, and the Georgian Dream party's election banners “exposed the truth” about it.

He noted that “specific entities” — opposition politicians and non-governmental organizations — were concerned about the use of these banners.

"These entities are concerned about the billboard ads and the accompanying video. On the one hand, they managed to hide from the Georgian population for 2.5 years what was happening in Ukraine and continues to happen today, where there is a complete catastrophe in terms of the economy, infrastructure, humanitarian aid, and more," the Prime Minister said.

Kobakhidze believes that these "specific entities" have been portraying events for 2.5 years in a way that made the Georgian people "supposedly envy Ukraine," while his party’s advertising banners "actually exposed the lies they were trying to convey to Georgian society."

Georgian Dream Banners: background

In Georgia, the Georgian Dream party used photos of Ukrainian cities affected by the Russian invasion in its election ads.

The banners depicted Ukrainian cities, including Mariupol, destroyed as a result of the Russian invasion, with the words “No to War!” and crossed out the election numbers of Georgian opposition parties and associations.

At the same time, the other side of the banner depicts Georgian cities, including a view of Batumi at night with the caption “Choose Peace”.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned and called unacceptable the use of images of the consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine in political advertising.