DISINFO: Georgia: US and its satellites promoting the Georgian Maidan
SUMMARY
In a constant desire to open a "second front" against Russia, the US, and its satellites are promoting the Georgian "Maidan".
Western political technologists - specialists in "colour revolutions" did not find anything better than working according to the old scenario - the primitive "Ukrainian tracing paper": now thousands of "hot" Caucasian guys have taken to the streets of Georgian cities, ready to commit acts of violence day and night long, organising riots and pogroms.
[...] the United States has to cling to “the last straw” out of hopelessness, shaking the situation in the country in order to overthrow the legitimate government.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narratives about foreign-led ‘colour revolutions’ and Ukraine’s Maidan protests., and Russia as the ultimate target of international events.
Framing all popular protests against Russia’s interests as a foreign-led ‘colour revolution’ is a frequent pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative. There is no evidence given to back any of these allegations.
Georgia’s protests are driven by strong rejection among Georgian citizens of the controversial ‘foreign agents law’, which critics say mirrors a 2012 law in Russia used to crack down on dissent and suppress western-funded NGOs and media, and which could be used to restrict freedom of expression and association. The bill could impede Georgia’s hopes for closer ties with the European Union, following local and international criticism, including from the US, EU and its member states, as well as the UN.
The pro-Kremlin media frequently falsely portray popular protests around the world as instigated from abroad, often by the US and the West. The disinformation narrative has been applied, among others, to reports about protests in Georgia, 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.
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