The cruise liner with the Russians went back to Batumi's port, he was met protests (video)

During the protests, the protesters threw a bus with the Russians with bottles and eggs, and one of the tourists after the words "I am Russians, I am proud of this" provoked a fight. As a result of riots, local police detained at least 23 people, according to the media among them there is a Ukrainian. The Astoria Grande cruise liner with Russian tourists arrived at the Georgian port of Batumi on July 31, where it was met by a new protest action again.

About it reports the edition "Echo of the Caucasus". According to the Russian media, after a wave of rallies, this liner will no longer go to the Georgian port. In the morning, students, opposition and civic activists gathered in the port. Upon the arrival of the Astoria Grande liner, Russian tourists got on the bus to probably go to the city, but was thrown by bottles and eggs.

Also, one of the Russian tourists from the liner under protest stocks shouted loudly "I am a Russian, I am proud of it", which provoked a fight. As of 16:00 on July 31, 23 people were detained by local police. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, reports the edition of "Echo of the Caucasus". The detainees are accused of petty hooliganism and the disobedience of the police. In addition, police detained a Ukrainian who came to the protest.

One of the leaders of the Georgian opposition Irakli Kupradze said that Ukrainian citizens took away the phone and do not allow anyone to call. It is noted that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleg Nikolenko noted that the department is checking information on the detention of Ukrainian.

It is emphasized that Georgia President Salome Zurabishvili called the arrival in Batuma of the Linaire Astoria Grande from Russian Sochi "provocation, while Russian President Putin blocks free navigation in the Black Sea, because" the Black Sea is vital for Ukraine. ". "We are proud that our people are peacefully protesting against the last Russian provocation - a Russian cruise liner, which goes to the Georgian port of Batumi," she said.

It is known that on July 27, astoria Grande cruise liner with Russian tourists on board arrived in Batum, but left the port after protesting the representatives of the Opposition Parties of Georgia. 800 passengers were on board. Most of them are Russian citizens. The liner carries out a cruise route Sochi - Trabzon - Batumi - Amasra - Istanbul - Sochi. According to the media, some tourists were the reason for the protests.

In conversation with the journalists of the Georgian TV channel, Mavari Arch, Russians, who got off the Cruise Lineer Stape, reported that they "released Abkhazia from the Georgians. " "They asked, you went with the tanks. I was in Abkhazia and saw all the homes without windows. Because all of you were broken. The video was posted in the Batumchik Telegram. Also, some of the liner passengers confessed to journalists who visited Abkhazia, which is a violation of Georgian legislation.

The protests took place in Tbilisi and Batum. The participants of the rallies have launched posters "Russia deprives us of our Motherland, Life and the Future", "No Politics of Irrigation", "The Georgia government will not be able to make the Russian people from the Georgian people. " The media also reported that in Tbilisi several public activists burned a Russian flag near the Parliament building.

After that, on July 28, the liner arrived in Batuma again, so residents of the city gathered near the ship and chanting a "Russian ship, go to ** and" and "Abkhazia is Georgia. " Already an hour after protest, the Astoria Grande liner left the port. Recall that on the morning of July 27, the Cruise Lineer of Astoria Grande with Russian tourists on board, who arrived in Batumi, left the port after the protest of the representatives of the opposition parties of Georgia.