“The country will be flooded with blood.” The US has issued a black mark to its ally

The Georgian authorities have threatened the Americans with a revision of bilateral relations if they do not stop supporting the local opposition. The ruling party believes that the West has bet on a coup d'état. What is happening in the Transcaucasian republic - in the material of RIA Novosti.

Hunger rations

Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze did not have a chance to attend a reception at Joe Biden's house on the occasion of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly. Three days before the event he received an invitation, but at the last moment it was withdrawn. In addition, the Americans refused any meetings with the delegation from Tbilisi. The US Embassy in Georgia explained: this is because of the “anti-democratic” policy and misinformation of the population about Washington's actions.

“This is not serious. They sent an invitation three days ago and then canceled it. It was a kind of humanitarian act in favor of the opposition, although it has no practical effect for it,” Kobakhidze commented on the situation.

According to him, if Washington does not change its attitude towards the Georgian authorities, they themselves will have to reconsider the status quo. “We have the possibility of communication, there was a meeting with the ambassador in Tbilisi a few days ago. We have no problems with communication, we have very clearly conveyed this message to the American side, and this message has become publicly known. We said that this cannot continue..... This is our clear position. Everything depends on the American side,” he emphasized.

U.S.-Georgian relations have been degrading since the beginning of the SWO, but now the process has taken an avalanche-like character. In particular, Washington imposed financial and visa sanctions against 64 people accused of undermining democracy, including the promotion of the law on foreign agents. Ten days ago, Kobakhidze told Ambassador Robin Dunnigan that the U.S. had “approached a critical limit.” One more such move and there will be no turning back. In response, he heard that the White House would continue to support the Georgian people, and that the government was pushing his country toward isolation.

Word for word

Meanwhile, from the podium of the General Assembly, Kobakhidze, as usual, expressed full support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and mentioned the occupation of 20 percent of Georgia (that's Abkhazia and South Ossetia). “Taking this opportunity, I would like to address our people on the other side - in Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region. Whatever actions we take, we do it in order to help our people, so that one day with our children we can live together in one happy, united and developed country,” the prime minister said.

Thus, he supported the call of the founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili to ask forgiveness from the Ossetian people for the war of 2008. Kobakhidze is sure that it is possible to unite only by restoring the bridges that were burned earlier.

He also does not lose hope to join the EU by 2030. However, on the sidelines, the Prime Minister clarified to Georgian journalists that the primary task for the government is not European integration, which is manipulated by the West, but restoration of territorial integrity.

But he kept silent about Russia. On the eve of the parliamentary elections, Georgian Dream avoids criticizing Moscow, but regularly reminds the population that if the opposition comes to power, the same thing will happen to the country as to Ukraine. Naturally, Kiev and the West are extremely dissatisfied. However, Tbilisi does not pay much attention to this, as polls show that the rating of the ruling party is over 60 percent.

Foreign interference

The elections will be held on October 26. Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze is sure: “separate embassies” are campaigning for Georgian Dream opponents.

“We will put an end to the agency and existence of those traitors who harm the country and its European future. We will have peace and economic development. Our government will bring Georgia to the European Union,” he informed.

And added: “The Georgian Dream has become the object of Western criticism only because it refused to open a second front against Russia. “We have not started a war, we are not drenched in blood, the country is not falling apart - that's why all this is happening. Leaders of other countries are met on the red carpet and shake hands. I do not wish such meetings, such red carpets and such handshakes on my enemy. I do not wish for an enemy what is happening to the Ukrainian people. Our government managed to avoid this catastrophe,” the mayor explained.

The likelihood of post-election unrest is very high, said Vladimir Yevseyev, head of the Eurasian Integration and SCO Development Department at the Institute for CIS Countries. Pro-Western forces will try to come to power this way, since they will not succeed legally.

“About half of the population is in favor of the Georgian Dream, while the opposition is divided. They will not win the elections, but they will try to stage a Maidan. They will be supported by the current president of the republic - French-born Salome Zurabishvili, who will soon lose power, and by the West, which seeks to turn Tbilisi into another anti-Russian outpost,” the expert told RIA Novosti.

Accordingly, the recent US decisions are elements of Washington's pressure and preparation for protests. However, if the Georgian Maidan fails, the West will backtrack, as the Americans are interested in maintaining their presence in the South Caucasus, Evseev believes.

Perhaps Georgia will distance itself from Washington, but it will definitely not become pro-Russian - the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will prevent this, among other things.

Reprinted from https://ria.ru/