The war in Ukraine strikes a special nerve in Georgia, a small country in the Caucasus region. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 in support of two breakaway regions there. It was able to gain control of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and recognized them as independent states. Georgia considers them occupied territories. DW spoke to Georgia's President Salome Zourabichvili. She said her country is looking with hope and admiration at Ukraine's resistance to Russia's invasion.
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