The important question is what is the price that Georgia is going to have to pay for direct flights, for lifting the visa regime, potentially for restoring the railway that will connect Georgia to Russia through Abkhazia. Such a statement made today the US Ambassador to Georgia.

“A country whose territory is 20 percent occupied by Russia, that has eight Georgian citizens detained by Russian-backed forces in South Ossetia, that continues to be under the pressure from Russia should be very careful about welcoming what looks to be attempts by Russia to normalize relations with Georgia.

I think an important question is why now? Why is Putin now making these concessions and these offers to Georgia? What is the price that Georgia is going to have to pay for direct flights, for lifting the visa regime, potentially for restoring this railway that would connect Georgia to Russia through Abkhazia? These are very important questions because we all know Putin does not give anything without extracting a price”, - said Kelly Degnan.