Democratic power has suffered a great devaluation, my heart breaks for Misha and the Georgian nation

Russian journalist Dmitry Gordon's interview with Viktor Yushenko - the former president of Ukraine, who is a friend of Mikheil Saakashvili and knows him well and remembers the period of his presidency, about Mikheil Saakashvili's decision to come to Georgia, his current situation and the Georgian government, Ukraine-Georgia relations, as well as the 2008 war And he recalls the details of the transfer of weapons by Ukraine to Georgia.

Yushenko says that under the government of "Georgian Dream" democratic power in the country experienced devaluation and hopes that the next government will be able to return Georgia to the path of democratic development. Under the current government, he does not hope for that.

"On the one hand, Misha is a maximalist. He is ready to do anything for the sake of Georgia. He sees his great mission. It is well understood who is in power today. What tools do they have and how can they use them against him. In this government, more authoritarianism appeared or existed than Saakashvili thought. These facts worked against him. When a leader like Misha steps aside, there is a certain devaluation. The democratic power has suffered a great devaluation. My heart breaks for Misha and the Georgian nation. Having a friendly country like Georgia in Eastern Europe is very important for us. We all understand that Georgia will be the country we dream of. , there will be a government in the government that we will applaud, but unfortunately I cannot comment on them today," Yushenko said.