{"id":1710,"date":"2025-08-09T19:20:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T19:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:01:41","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T14:01:41","slug":"georgian-pm-blames-2008-war-with-russia-on-previous-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.youtubexyoutube.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/09\/georgian-pm-blames-2008-war-with-russia-on-previous-regime\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgian PM blames 2008 war with Russia on \u2018previous regime\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
The \u201ccatastrophic gamble\u201d of the previous leadership inflicted immense damage on the country, Irakli Kobakhidze has said<\/strong><\/p>\n Former Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili and his government are responsible for the 2008 war with Russia, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has said. The conflict, waged on behalf of the \u201cdeep state,\u201d<\/em> inflicted immense damage on the country and its interests, according to the PM.<\/p>\n Kobakhidze delivered the remarks on Friday, as Georgia marked the 17th anniversary of the beginning of the hostilities known as the Five-Day War. The prime minister squarely blamed Saakashvili for the conflict, stating that an attack on the breakaway republic of South Ossetia was orchestrated on his direct orders.<\/p>\n \u201cToday we need to remember all the documents signed by the then government, which state that the Saakashvili regime started the war,\u201d<\/em> Kobakhidze stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no escape from these documents, they are irrefutable proof that the then government unleashed the war and dealt a severe blow to the national interests of our country,\u201d<\/em> he added. Khobakhidze went on to suggest the conflict was instigated by foreign forces.<\/p>\n\n