I have received a request from the Georgian fighters in Ukraine and the Ukrainian General Staff, so I am ending my hunger strike on the 20th day. Now we need strength, not weakness

Georgia's third president is ending his hunger strike. This is stated in a letter released by him, which we offer unchanged:

Events are unfolding exactly as I predicted years ago. The Russian Empire is sweeping its soul on the outskirts of my favorite city, Kyiv. The heroic Ukrainian people, led by Commander-in-Chief Volodymyr Zelensky, are wining this epochal war. The world is changing before our eyes. Kyiv is the new Constantinople for Georgia and now the capital of the free world, and it will surely endure.

In this situation, we need unity and preparation, as never before. By the time the moment of truth comes, for me the way to the peaceful return of Sokhumi passes through Kyiv, the liberation and prosperity of Georgia passes through Kyiv.

Now we need not to be weakened, but to gather strength, which will soon be very useful to us. This applies to me too.

I received a letter from the Georgian fighters who have been defending Ukraine since 2014, of whom I am very proud and I am friends with them. They ask me to stop the hunger strike and to join the fight as soon as possible with full force. The same request comes from the representatives of the Supreme Command of Ukraine, with whom I am in constant contact.

Therefore, on the 20th day I will end the hunger strike. Now we need common sense, health and full mobilization, strength instead of weakness. We must meet victory in full readiness!