Putin cannot rule out persecution of Glory Memorial’s creator by Georgian government – News – GeorgiaTimes.info: “Vladmir Putin, the PM of Russia, is worried about the possible pressure of Georgian government on sculptor Merab Berdzenishvili, the creator of the blasted Glory Memorial[monument to people, who fought against fascism in Great Patriotic War] in Kutaisi.
‘I’m sure he’ll be exerted pressure on. It will be another mistake of the present-day government [of Georgia]’, Putin said at the meeting with Russian Speaker Gryzlov, pro-opposition Movement for Just Georgia Zurab Noghaideli, and Mayor of Moscow Luzhkov – RIA Novosti.”