The politician answered questions in writing from prison, where he has been since 2021.
“I said back in 2014 at the Brussels Security Forum that the Russian Federation, in parallel with Ukraine, would attack a foreign Baltic. One of the then Baltic leaders called my warning alarmism and fiction. I think now they think differently. In the coming year, Russia will attack one or several countries at once. All the preparatory work, such as arson, sabotage, drones, has already been carried out,” believes politician
Saakashvili is confident that if anyone will achieve a peaceful settlement taking into account Ukraine’s positions, it will be US President Donald Trump.
“I have known him since 1994, from the time when I was an aspiring lawyer in New York. Trump, unlike 99% of politicians, is ready to take risks. And without courage and risk, problems cannot be solved. I have always said that the secret connection between Trump and Putin is a bluff. Long before his first term, Trump spoke very skeptically about the Russian Federation in my presence. He just really likes to be among the big players, but at the same time he really wants to be the first,” the former added Georgian leader.
