[European leaders] have moved into a revenge mode due to unfulfilled anti-Georgian goals, but thank God there are states that do not allow them to carry out this revenge, - this was stated by the Chairman of the Parliament’s Committee on Local Self-Government, Irakli Kadagishvili, in response to the statement made by the EU's High Representative, Kaja Kallas, regarding sanctions.

According to him, the policy pursued by some members of the European Union bureaucracy is absolutely counterproductive.

"You remember the statement made by one of the EU Commission’s experts, saying that today we should bring the battlefield to Georgia? This is exactly it. They see that Georgia is a country that does not conform to the international radical liberal agenda and has shown such independence that it did not fit into the grand geopolitical picture and did not open a fire ring for Russia from the south. Despite the crude interference in the electoral campaign they conducted, the Georgian people still chose the political force they preferred. Therefore, due to their unfulfilled anti-Georgian goals, today they have moved into a revenge mode, but thank God there are states that do not allow them to carry out this revenge. Their statements have no other meaning or objective basis.

Throughout all this time, when they were burning the parliament and attacking the police, no European leader dared to say that protests should be peaceful. They didn’t dare, on the contrary, we all know how they encouraged it – 'We stand with the fighting Georgian people,' meaning go ahead, hit harder, and sound the alarm. The people of Georgia know very well what these statements mean. That’s what it means. As soon as any foreign politician made a statement about the elections in Germany or Romania or posted a 'tweet,' there was an uproar, saying this is interference in the internal processes of another country. This double standard is so glaring that it has become outright disgusting, and that’s unfortunate. This all shows once again that the policy pursued by some members of the European Union bureaucracy is absolutely counterproductive – both in relation to Georgia and the EU in general," Kadagishvili stated.

Furthermore, the majority deputy pointed out that "it gives the impression that the EU is not so much aiming for expansion, as it is keen to use this tool for political purposes."

For reference, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, stated to journalists in Brussels, before the EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting, that "the events unfolding in Georgia are quite concerning, and we will discuss what more we can do."

"We have raised the issue of sanctions against those who use violence against peaceful protesters in Georgia – so far, we have not been able to convince two European countries to agree to this," Kallas said.