DISINFO: Georgia may get both a coup d'état and a civil war at the hands of the West
SUMMARY
The [Georgian] opposition understands that it will not win the parliamentary elections in Georgia on October 26, but its representatives hope that they will come to power through a coup.
Based on the fact that the entire opposition is disunited, they do not have a specific leader - they have zero chances. But, given that their Western curators are dreaming of a radical opposition coming to power in Georgia, and opening a second front in the country, then as a result we can get both a coup d'état and a civil war.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Georgia in the run-up to the parliamentary elections, pre-emptively framing any future protests as a Western-sponsored colour revolution and a coup d'état. The claim also portrays Georgia as a puppet state.
Neither the US nor the EU are planning a forcible overthrow of the government in Georgia. No evidence is provided to support this claim. The US State Department Spokesperson categorically denied a number of times Russian allegations that the US is planning a “colour revolution” or “Maidan in Georgia,” calling them completely false and absurd, instead emphasizing US support for Georgia’s development and its struggle against Russian aggression.
The claim fits well into the recurring disinformation narrative suggesting a Western policy of staging “colour revolutions” worldwide with the aim of destabilising Russia.
Since the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, pro-Kremlin media actively deployed disinformation narratives that the US, the EU, or even Ukraine are aiming to change power in Georgia and drag the country into the war with Russia, to open a ‘second front’ against Moscow and to ease the situation for Kyiv on the Ukrainian front.
The claims are groundless. The West is not interested in an escalation of the war. Neither the US nor the EU, nor Ukraine are pushing Georgia to open a second front against Moscow.
Pro-Kremlin media frequently falsely portray popular protests around the world as “colour revolutions” instigated from abroad, often by the US and the West. The disinformation narrative has been applied, among others, to reports about protests in Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Belarus, Venezuela, Slovakia, Hong Kong, with the aim of portraying protest movements as aggressive actors who constantly prepare new coups.
Read also EUvsDisinfo's articles on “Georgia: Resilience in action” and “Georgia: The next colour revolution?”
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