🇺🇦➡️🇬🇪 The Georgian Foreign Ministry recommended that the staff of the embassy in Kiev take out their families.
The diplomatic mission continues to operate in an emergency mode.
☎️ There is a hotline for Georgian citizens in Ukraine: +380633767768 and +380937611717

👫🥘 In Georgia, the rules for holding public events and rules for catering outlets are being loosed.
10 people can sit at one table indoors, and 15 people can sit on the outdoor area.
"It was decided to increase the number of people allowed at one table in an enclosed space to ten, and in an open space to 15. The restriction on the maximum number of guests has also been lifted," said Gibradze.

🌡 In Georgia, the obligation of thermal scanners and desbarriers is canceled.
By the decision of the coordinating council, thermal screening at the entrance to the premises is no longer mandatory, and service at the ticket offices, hotels, bars and restaurants is allowed without dezbarriers.

🚧 From March 1, citizens of ALL countries of the world will be able to enter Georgia.
Previously, this list was limited to only 67 countries.
❗️Entry rules are here:
https://news.1rj.ru/str/ENGnlevshitstelegram/203

🇬🇪 Since March 1, the rules of entry to Georgia for foreign citizens are relaxed.
You can enter Georgia:
📍With any two-phase vaccine (single-phase - only Johnson is allowed), you only need a certificate about it
📍When entering Georgia without a vaccine, one negative PCR test made no later than 72 hours before crossing the border will be enough. It doesn't matter if you arrived by land or arrived by plane.
❗️ Since March 1, the rule of the test on the third day and the test if you arrived with the vaccine overland we’re cancelled.
Information about this has already been posted on the official website of the government.

🦠 23.02. Coronavirus statistics in Georgia per day:
Tests carried out - 40504.
The incidence rate is 25.26% (-0.22%)
+10230 infected
+7223 recovered
+48 died
+3294 vaccinations
❗️The head of the coordination headquarters Gibradze expressed hope that masks on the streets could soon be canceled. However, the head of the NCDC Gamkrelidze does not agree with this, who said that at the moment he does not consider it appropriate.

🛫🇹🇷 Turkish airline Pegasus Airlines adds Izmir-Tbilisi-Izmir flights to summer navigation.
According to the application, flights on this route are scheduled from May 4 twice a week, every Wednesday and Sunday.
📍Pegasus ranks 4th in Georgia in terms of the number of passengers transported in 2021.

⚡️WAR: Putin announced the start of a military operation in Ukraine.
Tanks entered its territory from Russia and Belarus. It is reported about the bombing of several Ukrainian cities. There are reports of explosions in Kiev.

🇺🇦 Today at 19-00: action in support of the Ukrainian people in Tbilisi.
Tbilisi: Embassy of Ukraine, 76 Chavchavadze Avenue (in Vake).
In Batumi: on Europe Square.

🇺🇦 Statement by Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili:
"The Georgian people are shocked by the Russian aggression in Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the Ukrainian people and call for the cessation of hostilities."

🇺🇦 Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili:
"A military attack on a sovereign country is unacceptable. We call on the international community to take all possible measures to stop Russia's gross violation of the international order and to avoid further military escalation."

⚡️Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Russia.
This was announced by the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky.
❗️It‘s still safe in Georgia for Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians.

🇬🇪❗️🇺🇦 About 5000 people, participants of the action against the war in Ukraine are in the center of Tbilisi on Rustaveli Avenue and do not disperse.
There are a lot of flags of Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus and even a few Russian ones. Everyone is discussing the events of the past day and what they can do next.
Many thanks to everyone who came today and said "No to war!".
We follow the events and support each other and loved ones.

🇬🇪 The President of Georgia has called an urgent session of the Parliament.
Salome Zurabishvili signed an appeal to convene the meeting.
An emergency hearing is scheduled for February 25 at 12:00.

📉 Following the results of trading on February 24, the national currency of Georgia sharply depreciated.
💵 By 11.69 tetri against the US dollar, as a result of which the official value of one dollar became 3.1331 lari.
💶 By 7.82 tetris against the euro, resulting in the official value of one euro was 3.5031 lari.

❗️The urgent session of the Parliament of Georgia, where Ukraine will be discussed, has actually been disrupted and will be held in a discussion format.
The ruling Georgian Dream party will not come to the emergency meeting - a quorum of 76 deputies has not been recruited for the opening.
ℹ️ Let me remind you that yesterday the parliamentary opposition asked the president to convene an emergency meeting to discuss Ukraine. The agenda included two issues - the hearing of the Prime Minister and the adoption of a resolution in support of Ukraine. President Zurabishvili signed a decree on convening the meeting, but according to the decision of the Georgian Dream faction, the meeting will not take place.

🇬🇪🇺🇦 Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has made several statements in connection with the war in Ukraine.
📍attack on a sovereign state through military actions is absolutely unacceptable and contradicts the principles of international law
📍taking into account national interests, Georgia has no plans to join economic and financial sanctions against Russia
📍the government is doing everything possible to provide Ukraine with political and humanitarian support.

🇫🇷❓🇲🇩🇬🇪France is concerned about Russia's possible further military attack on Georgia and Moldova.
This was stated by French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French radio station RFI reports:
"This is a total war. Putin decided to remove Ukraine from the map of nations. France is also concerned about Russia's possible military offensive against Moldova and Georgia, two other post-Soviet states."

✊ Tbilisi is protesting again.
About 8,000-10,000 people came to the center of the Georgian capital today. Basically, the opposition protested. The main slogans of the action were two:
📍no war and support for Ukraine
📍 resignation of Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili
According to the first point, the anthem of Ukraine was also sung, the chants "Ze-len-skiy" and "Uk-ra-i-na". But for the second, the main discontent of the audience was caused by the official's words that Georgia would not join the sanctions against Russia "taking into account national interests, the country does not plan to join economic and financial sanctions."

🇺🇦🇬🇪 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky thanked the residents of Georgia.
«Incredible Georgian people who understand that friends must be supported! 🇬🇪🇺🇦 Grateful to everyone in Tbilisi and other cities who came out in support of Ukraine and against the war. Indeed, there are times when citizens are not the Government, but better the Government."
❗️ I would like to add a huge thanks to everyone who came to the action in Georgia these days.

🦠 Coronavirus statistics in Georgia: summary results 2020-2022.
Regular readers of the blog know that every morning there was information about the number of new cases, the number of recovered, deceased and vaccinations. Today I'm closing this column.
ℹ️ Exactly two years ago, the first case of covid-19 was diagnosed in Georgia. Over the past time, we have experienced several months of curfews, total bans and fines, closure of businesses and projects, illness and death of people close to us.
Now, the situation has stabilized. And although the number of new daily cases is still several thousand, we have learned to live with the virus. And it, too, began to be transferred much easier. This is still a serious illness and I urge you not to forget about it, monitor your health and take care of yourself.
❗️ And, of course, NO WAR!