Tensions are already high this week, after direct flights between Russia and Georgia resumed Friday, lifting restrictions imposed in 2019. Police removed several people outside the Kvareli Lake Hotel in Georgia on May 20. Lavrov's daughter, Ekaterina Vinokurova - who is married to Vinokourov - has been sanctioned by the UK, the United States and Canada. Georgian media reported that Lavrov's relatives had traveled to Georgia for the wedding of the brother of Lavrov's son-in-law, Alexandre Vinokourov. In one video, police officers can be seen holding a protester by the throat.
Videos posted on social media showed violent scenes of police officers roughly grabbing protesters gathered outside the hotel. The opposition United National Movement party held a protest outside the hotel in northeastern Georgia to express their anger following local media reports that Lavrov's relatives were staying there. Police removed several people Saturday outside the Kvareli Lake Hotel in the country of Georgia, where relatives of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were reportedly staying, according to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at a press conference in Moscow on May 17. "There will be the opportunity to explain the situation," he told reporters. The French president also said the G7 is an opportunity to "discuss, exchange views and convince partners" invited this year – including India, Indonesia and Brazil – regarding Ukraine. Macron did not speak further on the Wagner claim, but said the presence of Zelensky at the G7 summit in Hiroshima is "important."
Ukraine's Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar, in a Telegram post less than an hour after the Russian mercenary’s claim was published, admitted the situation in Bakhmut was “critical” but said Ukrainian troops were still “holding the defense” in a district on Bakhmut’s western-most edge. The operation "shows the difficulty the Russian army had in advancing" on the city, Macron said.ĬNN could not independently verify Prigozhin’s claim, but an initial response from the Ukrainian side disputed it.
"I think it is up to the Ukrainian authorities to state the developments of their forces on the ground and so I will stay at this stage extremely cautious," Macron said in Hiroshima, speaking on camera to reporters on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
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