Russia “does not have relations with Georgia as such,” but the situation there is worrying, as “calmness is important on the perimeter of Russian borders,” said Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for the Russian president.
According to RBC, Peskov also stressed that the Kremlin has nothing to do with the draft law “On the transparency of foreign influence”, which was submitted to the Georgian parliament and then withdrawn due to protests. “Nothing was inspired by the Kremlin there. The Kremlin has absolutely nothing to do with it. The practice of introducing such laws is the pioneer here, the United States,” said the representative of the president.
It should be reminded that the Parliament of Georgia adopted the draft law on foreign agents in the first reading on March 7. On the same day, protests began in the country, which turned into riots. The initiative was criticized by the President of the Republic Salome Zurabishvili, the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell and the US State Department. On the morning of March 9, the ruling Georgian Dream party decided to withdraw the bill from parliament because it caused controversy in society. Nevertheless, the opposition said it would continue the protests on the evening of March 9 to seek clarity on the process to withdraw the bill and release those detained during the protests. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, 66 people were detained on both days.
Source: Rosbalt
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