Hundreds of thousands of people have been taking to the streets in Georgia for weeks. Against a law that makes it easier to suppress critics. If the government falls, the question arises whether Moscow will stand idly by.
Georgia is on the brink. Eighty percent of the population wants to join the EU – and the country wants the status of a potential candidate for membership.
The government is not doing enough to become a member of the EU and NATO
The government has so far followed a cautious course towards Moscow. They welcomed the EU sanctions, but did not participate in them. The Georgian government sets the goal of becoming a member of the EU and NATO, but does nothing to achieve this. On the contrary: with the passage of the Foreign Influence Law, Iraqi Prime Minister Garibashvili of the Georgian Dream party has taken a step towards the Kremlin.
The law stipulates that organizations that receive at least 20 percent of their funding from abroad must officially register in Georgia. Critics see clear parallels in this with the law against ‘foreign agents’ in Russia, which enables the authorities there to take massive action against critical media and organizations.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been taking to the streets against the law for weeks. With the flags of Georgia and the EU. The government responds with brutal police violence. If they don’t get this under control, Moscow will be there soon.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov blames the West for the fact that “anti-Russian currents” exist in Georgia. Russia invaded Georgia once in 2008. Since then, 20 percent of Georgian territory has been occupied by Russia. If the current, more Russia-friendly government is overthrown, it could bring the Kremlin back into action.
Source: Krone
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