Georgia to provide Ukraine with generators amid emergency power cuts
Photo: Georgia to send generators to Ukraine (Getty Images)
The Georgian government has decided to support Ukraine amid frequent power outages caused by Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, Echo of the Caucasus reports.
The order to send the generators has already been signed by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.
According to the document, the Georgian Energy Development Fund will purchase various types of generators worth 1.5 million lari, or more than $500,000, for transfer to Ukraine.
Georgia periodically provides humanitarian aid to Kyiv. At the same time, political relations between the countries have effectively ceased.
They deteriorated after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, when Georgian Dream announced that it would not impose sanctions against Moscow.
Due to Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, particularly in Kyiv, emergency power cuts are often imposed. These problems are particularly acute during the winter months.
Georgia previously refused to provide military assistance to Ukraine and did not support sanctions. In general, the country's authorities made this decision because of their pro-Russian position.
In particular, Georgia previously refused to transfer the Buk self-propelled anti-aircraft missile systems that Ukraine provided during the Russian attack in 2008.
The Georgian Ministry of Defense stated that it would not transfer the Buk systems because it had purchased them rather than received them for free.
