Baltic states to impose sanctions over Georgia protest suppression
Photo: Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis (Getty Images)
Protests against the government's decision to delay talks on EU membership continue in Georgia. Amid this, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have agreed to impose sanctions on those responsible for suppressing the demonstrators, reports Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis on his social media platform X.
“The three Baltic States jointly agreed to impose national sanctions against those who suppressed legitimate protests in Georgia,” he wrote.
Landsbergis added that opponents of democracy and human rights violators are not welcome in the Baltic states, specifically Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Yesterday, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, warned the Georgian government that its controversial decision to halt talks on the country's EU accession until 2028, as well as the use of force to disperse protesters, would have "direct consequences."
"We stand with the Georgian people and their choice for a European future," she emphasized.
