On May 30, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze spoke to the media at the opening of a new bridge in Tbilisi. He reiterated that the ruling party would prevent a "Maidan" in Georgia, claiming that before 2013 Ukraine was a unified state with a $200 billion economy that has since "collapsed." He argued that the "Maidan" events led to the appointment of two successive governments in Ukraine from "outside," and that those who appointed these governments have shirked responsibility for the country's tragic developments.

On the same day, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry condemned Kobakhidze's "unfriendly statements" and his "distorted assessments" of events in Ukraine. The ministry said, "The statements of the head of the Georgian government regarding our state, the Revolution of Dignity, the heroism and struggle of the Ukrainian people for freedom and independence are unacceptable and outrageous." The ministry stressed that Russia, which Kobakhidze did not mention, caused the death of thousands, invaded Ukrainian territories and destroyed cities and villages.
"It is regrettable to note the consistent and constant deterioration of the political statements of the Prime Minister of Georgia, which lately have become difficult to distinguish from the statements of the Russian leadership," the ministry added. They called on Georgian politicians to refrain from making statements against Ukraine that repeat Russian narratives and to stop using Ukraine in Georgia's internal political struggles.

The ministry also stressed that Russia must be punished for its crimes in Ukraine, Georgia, and other countries over the past decades. The statement concluded: "Ukraine will continue to support the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and the aspirations of the Georgian people for peace, freedom, strengthening of their own statehood and relations with other free countries of the world.