Ukraine blasts ex-Soviet state over war damage images RT Russia & Former Soviet Union [Video]

Kiev has lashed out at Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, over its use of campaign videos and images depicting damage sustained by Ukraine in the conflict with Russia. According to a statement issued by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry earlier this week, it is “inadmissible” to use the footage of “suffering and blood of thousands of innocent people” in political advertising.

The controversial banners started appearing on the streets of Tbilisi earlier this week, along with video versions that were posted on Georgian Dream’s official social media accounts. Both the banners and video ads are divided down the middle, with the left side showing Ukrainian buildings and streets damaged in Russian airstrikes and the caption “No war!” It also shows the ballot numbers of the country’s four major opposition parties, crossed-out.

Meanwhile, the right side displays peaceful views of the city of Batumi, along with structures built or restored by the …