The Georgian opposition is urging the authorities to voice their support for Kyiv more clearly, including joining the Western sanctions. President Salome Zurabishvili also joined the criticism, sparking a sharp crisis within the ruling team.

The government, instead, emphasizes its readiness to provide charitable assistance to the civilian population, the need to act in Georgia's own interests, and calls for prayer for Ukraine.

Further development of this crisis, street pressure adjusting the official Tbilisi line and chances for the government (or president) resignation are explained in the article by European Pravda editor Yurii Panchenko "Georgia between resistance and accord with Russia: how the war in Ukraine changed Tbilisi".

Ten days ago, Rosselkhoznadzor (acting as a punitive body for imposing trade sanctions on states unfriendly to Russia) suddenly announced its intention to ease pressure on Georgia.

Following the talks between the head of the Russian ministry and the head of the Georgian Veterinary Service Zurab Chekurashvili, the Russian Federation is initiating the lifting of the sanction on 15 Georgian producers of milk and dairy products.

The move provoked a very sharp reaction in both Ukraine and the Georgian opposition - all of this looks like the Kremlin's "gratitude" for Tbilisi's refusal to impose sanctions.

The situation was complicated by the extremely unsuccessful communication of the Georgian authorities - they first denied the information about the agreements with Rosselkhoznadzor, and then simply began to ignore this topic.

However, the situation looks more like a provocation than a real "betrayal", since production in Georgia cannot meet its domestic demand.

Be that as it may, the pro-Russian bias of Georgia's current policy has become apparent to the naked eye.

Georgian media report that pro-Russian organizations, traditionally small, have suddenly taken a second breath. And pro-Russian politicians, who were marginalized yesterday, have become frequent guests on television, mostly on pro-government TV channels.

However, unlike the first days of the war, now it does not cause strong public resistance.

Rallies of thousands in Tbilisi and other major cities demanding sanctions against Russia, support for Ukraine, and later the resignation of the government are gradually declining.

However, the situation remains dangerous. To remind, on March 3 Georgia applied for full membership in the EU, following Ukraine and Moldova. There is good reason to believe that out of all three applications, Georgia has the lowest chance.

Any refusal to Tbilisi with a simultaneous positive response to Kyiv and Chisinau can have a nuclear effect.

More details - in Yurii Panchenko's article (in Ukrainian) "Georgia between resistance and accord with Russia: how the war in Ukraine changed Tbilisi".