The "Unity of Russians and Georgians" fund was established in Moscow with the participation of a wanted former prosecutor. The presentation of the fund took place during a round table dedicated to Russian-Georgian relations. The organization was headed by the leader of the pro-Kremlin movement "Solidarity for Peace" Mamoka Phifia. The founders included Georgia's infamous former prosecutor general Uter Pezhladze, who is under US and UK sanctions and wanted by Tbilisi on criminal charges. The third founder was the Chairman of the Russian-Georgian Business Council, David Chetsheladze. "Our partners in Russia and Georgia are business representatives, diplomats, expert communities and government bodies that are ready for constructive dialogue and joint work," Pipia said during the presentation. He added that one of the main goals of the fund is to "restore trust" between nations. Pipia did not specify who exactly will finance the organization. Following the meeting, the participants sent an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Georgian government. It contains proposals for the expansion of the study of the Russian language in Georgia, the establishment of a Russian-Georgian university and the renewal of services in the church of Lomisi (the village of Kirveli, located near the administrative border with the occupied Tskhinvali region). That same November 2023, Russian soldiers shot and killed local resident Tamaz Gintori, who opened the temple's boarded-up doors. The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Vasily Gavrilov, who was present at the event, stated that the rapprochement between Moscow and Tbilisi meets the interests of both sides. One of the participants of the round table, the rector of the Georgian Church of St. George in Moscow, Rev. Fyodor Krachetov, also announced the planned visit of the delegation of the Georgian Church to Moscow on the occasion of the anniversary of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill.