DISINFO: Events in Georgia are a provocation by the US and European political circles
SUMMARY
The current events in Georgia are a provocation by the US and European political circles. The goal is to destabilise Georgia and the South Caucasus in general. The West is clearly showing that it wants to open a second front against Russia through the South Caucasus and that plans to turn Georgia into Ukraine have already been launched.
RESPONSE
A recurring pro-Kremlin narrative framing popular protests in Georgia as a colour revolution, trying to discredit Georgia’s opposition and civil society organisations by framing them as foreign stooges.
What is currently occurring in Georgia is a popular protest involving citizens, opposition parties, and NGOs. The protests began after the 2024 elections, which were marred by electoral irregularities. Violations noted by local and international observers include a pre-election climate of fear and intimidation of civil society, the approval of the Foreign Agents Law, reports of vote-buying, breaches of voter privacy, physical confrontations, and controversial changes to election administration rules prior to the vote. These irregularities sparked demonstrations among ordinary citizens and civil society organisations.
On 28 November, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze stated that Georgia would suspend EU accession talks for four years following the European Parliament's rejection of the country’s election results, which heightened the tension. Even the then-president joined the protests.
The piece also promotes pro-Kremlin disinformation that the West attempts to destabilise the South Caucasus to open a second front against Russia. This is also a false claim, which has been debunked repeatedly.
Pro-Kremlin media have been warning for a long time of an upcoming ‘colour revolution’ in Georgia in order to pre-emptively shape the information space ahead of what were foreseeable and likely protests against the ruling party, already shaken by previous massive demonstrations against the so-called ‘Foreign Agents Law’. The topic was covered in detail in our analysis. See more cases such as DISINFO: EU wants to provoke new protests in Georgia, DISINFO: USAID used Georgian NGOs to organise the revolution, DISINFO: The Georgian government has been forced to open a “second front”.