Overview

• Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Volodymyr Zelensky accused Georgia’s authorities of restricting human rights and said Europe had already lost Georgia.
• Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze told reporters he would not enter into a polemic with the leader of a country at war and saw no need to respond further.
• Ruling Georgian Dream official Levan Machavariani urged Zelensky to focus on Ukraine’s mobilization practices, citing widely circulated online videos that allege forceful conscription.
• Kobakhidze reiterated claims that foreign intelligence services are trying to finance protest actions in Georgia and pledged that authorities will enforce the law at rallies.
• Analyst Andrey Bystritsky framed Zelensky’s remarks as playing to a pro‑Ukrainian Western coalition and suggested the exchange risks further straining Ukraine–Georgia relations.