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08 August 2026, 14:13

Georgian PM slams ‘shameful’ signing of Council of Europe resolution on 2008 war

A Council of Europe resolution states that the conflict in Georgia moved into a phase of large-scale hostilities following the shelling of Tskhinvali by the Saakashvili government, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.

08 August 2026, 14:04

Georgian Parliament Speaker questions EU response to 2008 war: whom did it sanction? Georgia

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday criticised the European Union and Western countries for their response to the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, claiming that sanctions were imposed on Georgia rather than Russia.

08 August 2026, 13:32

Georgian Parliament Speaker: had UNM been in power in 2022, war in Georgia would have been inevitable

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Saturday that when the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022, some forces wanted Georgia to become a “pawn” again and enter a military confrontation, as he claimed happened in 2008.

08 August 2026, 13:27

Parliament Speaker: Georgian Dream party legally proved Russia’s occupation of two Georgian territories

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Saturday that the ruling Georgian Dream party had legally established at the European Court of Human Rights that Russia is occupying two Georgian territories.

08 August 2026, 13:13

Georgian Parliament Speaker: 2008 August War revealed heroism of Georgian soldiers and civilians and treasonous nature of puppet regime

The August 2008 war revealed two different worlds - the heroism and dedication of Georgian soldiers and civilians on one hand, and the treasonous nature of a puppet regime on the other, said on Saturday Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili at the Mukhatgverdi Brothers’ Cemetery.

08 August 2026, 12:56

PM: Georgia demonstrated in international courts that Georgian soldiers committed no war crimes

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said on Saturday that Georgia had demonstrated in international courts that the Georgian army and Georgian soldiers did not commit war crimes during the conflict.

08 August 2026, 12:33

Georgian PM: Russia occupied 20% of Georgia’s territory, Saakashvili regime’s betrayal cannot overshadow this crime

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Saturday blamed former President Mikheil Saakashvili’s government for starting the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, while stressing that Russia’s subsequent occupation of Georgian territory remains a separate and serious crime.

08 August 2026, 12:24

Georgian PM: we have duty to honour heroes who died in August War and restore territorial integrity through peace

Eighteen years after the August 2008 war, the difficult days remain deeply and emotionally etched in the memory of the Georgian people, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told journalists.

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