'You are not welcome': Border protest calls for Georgia to stop influx of Russians
Protesters at the Georgia-Russia border are calling on Tbilisi to stop the influx of Russians.
Huge queues of Russians -- mostly men of military age -- have formed since President Vladimir Putin announced more reservists would be called up to fight in Ukraine.
However, the Georgian pro-Western party Droa, who organised the protest, say the numbers arriving pose an imminent threat to the country's national security and economy.
"Georgia is occupied by Russia, in the same way that part of Ukraine is still occupied by Russia, that’s why they are not welcome here as friends or brothers," said Ukrainian activist, Mikhail Ulianin.
"If they want to change something in their country if they disagree, and if they are against war and mobilisation, they must address these problems at home."
Giga Lemonjava, Droa's executive secretary, said: "Hundreds and thousands of Russian citizens cross the Russian-Georgian border every day.
"The Georgian side has no precise information about who those individuals are and what their real intention is while arriving in Georgia.
"The Georgian government which very openly cooperates with the Russian FSB (Federal Security Service) does nothing to respond to threats and challenges coming from Russia.
"But when the government enacts, we the Georgian people should demonstrate our position very clearly.
"We believe that such kind of migration from Russia in Georgia poses an imminent threat to Georgia's national security, Georgia's economy and stability in general."
Georgia’s Interior Ministry said over 53,000 Russians have entered the country since last week.
However, Russians fleeing the mandate say authorities from Moscow have created checkpoints on the Russian side and have set up a recruitment office on
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