Public opinion is pro-Ukrainian and anti-Russian graffiti is ubiquitous on the streets of Tbilisi
A pedestrian walks past an anti-Russian graffiti in a street in Tbilisi, Georgia, on February 15 2023. Picture: IRAKLI GEDENIDZE/REUTERS
Kireev is one of hundreds of thousands of Russians who relocated to Georgia after the invasion in February and the announcement of a “partial mobilisation” in Russia in September. According to Georgia’s interior ministry, 112,000 Russians were in the country, which has a population of 3.7-million, up to November 1.
“They aren’t our friends, they’re our enemies,” said Lado Kikinadze, a 29-year-old Georgian student. “But they do business here, and want to drink with us. It’s strange.” Kuznetsov said that his handicrafts shop has been targeted by a wave of negative Google reviews and the door covered in anti-Russian stickers.
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