Being on this list already does a lot of reputational damage to these people and limits the scope of their illegal activities

According to Droa leader Elene Khoshtaria, the persons whose sanctioning is demanded by Ukraine are the people with the help of whom Bidzina Ivanishvili informally governs the country. According to Khoshtaria, this is a well-grounded and elaborated list, and getting on it already means great reputational damage.

"These are the people through whom Bidzina Ivanishvili is informally, oligarchically ruling the country, destroying the democratic foundations of the country and destroying the European perspective of our country. This is very important for several reasons, this is not just a wish expressed by Ukraine. This portal, where it Names these People, is a portal with great international credibility, which is taken into account and guides Western partners when deciding on the final sanction...

It's quite a reasonable, substantiated list of why these people should be deported. This was a lot of work by our non-governmental sector, political parties, investigative programs, and work done by journalists and other non-governmental organizations in our country.

Being put on this list already does a lot of reputational damage to all these people, in their activities, and thereby limits a certain scope of their illegal activities," says Elene Khoshtaria.