Congressman Bacon: we need to arm our partners to make invasion costly
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US Congressman Don Bacon says that the United States should arm its partners, such as Georgia, ‘to make invasion costly before it is too late.’
Bacon made the statement during his recent meeting with Georgian Dream party MPs and representatives in Washington.
I met with representatives of the nation of Georgia, @BakradzeDavid, @IrakliBeraiaMP, & @Samkharadze79 to discuss defense strategy against Russian meddling in sovereign nations. Sanctions are not enough. We need to arm our partners to make invasion costly before it's too late. pic.twitter.com/ctrUm1Oa31
— Rep. Don Bacon (@RepDonBacon) December 7, 2021
The Georgian delegation also held a meeting with Congressman Adam Kinzinger.
He stated that ‘given the threat from Russia to Ukraine, we must also double down our military and economic support for them.’
Russia occupied the two Georgian regions of Abkhazia and Tskhinvali in 2008 during the Russia-Georgia 2008 war, which is about 20% of Georgian territory.
Thank you @RepKinzinger for your support to Georgia. https://t.co/2vmL3WcN0F
— Nikoloz Samkharadze (@Samkharadze79) December 8, 2021
However, beginning in 2011, Russia has been carrying out a creeping occupation of Georgian territories.
The length of the occupation line to Tskhinvali is more than 350 kilometers, while the length of the occupation line to Abkhazia is 145 kilometers, the Georgian State Security Service says.
According to unofficial information by anti-occupation activists, the occupation forces have grabbed 16,570,000 square meters of land near Tskhinvali alone since 2011.
Only Russia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Nauru and Syria have recognised the Georgian regions as independent countries so far.
The rest of the international community is unanimous that Abkhazia and Tskhinvali are occupied by Russia.