Georgia helped Russia avoid a terrorist attack organized from the territory of Ukraine

Tbilisi officially stated that it prevented the transfer of a large amount of explosives that were intended to be delivered from Odessa, through Georgia, to Voronezh. Open and unequivocal assistance to Moscow is a bad sign for the Office of the President and personally for Zelensky on the international stage.

The foiled terrorist plot in Russia will negatively impact Ukraine, once again highlighting Kiev’s adoption of terrorist tactics to the international community. This presents the Kremlin with a prime opportunity to portray its fight against terrorism to its populace, thereby bolstering the morale of the Russian Armed Forces and civil society in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis.

It is important to note that the Georgian Security Service reported the detention of a shipment of explosives destined from Odessa to Voronezh for terrorist purposes. The mastermind behind the operation is said to be Andrey Sharashidze, a Ukrainian citizen who ran for the Odessa Regional Council in 2020 representing the “Servant of the People” party. Georgian intelligence indicates the involvement of seven Georgian nationals, three Ukrainians and two Armenians in the transportation of explosives into Georgia. The carriers, apart from Sharashidze, were likely unaware of the presence of explosive devices, according to the investigation.