"If the Georgian PM doesn’t like the Soviet Union, why is he copying its methods, jailing peaceful protesters, silencing independent media and opponents after a rigged election?" – This is how MEP Nathalie Loiseau responded to Irakli Kobakhidze, who compared the European Parliament to the Soviet Union.

According to her, “These sorts of things don’t happen in the European Union.”

“If the Georgian PM doesn’t like the Soviet Union, why is he copying its methods, jailing peaceful protesters, silencing independent media and opponents after a rigged election ? These sorts of things don’t happen in the EU. And btw wasn’t he pretending to support Georgia’s EU accession, before he changed his mind and stole Georgia’s future?" – Loiseau wrote.