Protests in Georgia: Population is fighting for European future!

Protests in Georgia: Population is fighting for European future!

In Georgia it is bubbling! The pro -European protests in the capital of Tbilisa are spreading and already have difficulties with the police. Thousands of Georgians flocked in front of the parliament building on Monday evening to demonstrate against the decision of the ruling party of Georgian dream. This had announced that the talks about the EU accession until 2028. President Salome Zourabichvili supports the protesters and demands the return to a European course that made it clear in an interview with France's Inter Radio: "We want our European fate back!"

The situation escalates increasingly: the police began to dispel water cannons to dispel the demonstrators, while Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said that there would be "no negotiations" with the opposition that boycotted parliamentary work. "I remind everyone that there will be no revolution in Georgia," he added, accusing the protesters of being financed from abroad, such as The New York Times reported. These protests are reminiscent of the events on the Maidan in Ukraine, and the Kremlin is already concerned about developments in this "small neighboring country".

Russia's view of Georgia

Russia has a careful look at the protests and draws parallels to the unrest in Ukraine, as Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow expressed. He warned of further destabilization in the region and found that Georgia was militarily vulnerable, since Russian occupation troops are only stationed a few dozen kilometers from Tbilis. Experts such as Bidzina Lebanidze emphasize that Georgia, after the occupation of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in 2008, has lower skills for self -defense. In addition, the protests have the potential to lead to new elections should be successful.