“Salome Zurabishvili is a hired lobbyist of the McCain Institute, which was planning a revolution in Georgia—her letter is, in reality, a letter from the McCain Institute addressed to Kaja Kallas,” stated Shalva Papuashvili, Speaker of the Parliament, in response to the open letter by Georgia’s fifth President Salome Zurabishvili addressed to the foreign ministers of EU member states and Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

According to Papuashvili, Salome Zurabishvili is pursuing the McCain Institute’s policy, which is hostile toward the Georgian people.

“We must not forget that Salome Zurabishvili is hired by the McCain Institute, an institute that was directly planning a revolution in Georgia. Her letter is, in reality, a letter from the McCain Institute to Kaja Kallas, so we should not pay attention to it. When a Georgian politician is openly hired by a foreign political group that has a declared hostile policy toward the Georgian people, it’s clear what purpose it serves. This person is a hired lobbyist of the McCain Institute and pursues its policy, which is hostile toward the Georgian people,” Papuashvili stated.

Georgia’s fifth President, Salome Zurabishvili, addressed an open letter to the foreign ministers of EU member states, the Vice-President of the European Commission, and Kaja Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

In the letter, Zurabishvili notes that “the current situation in Georgia is not merely an internal political crisis caused by rigged elections; Europe faces a new challenge that contradicts and undermines its democratic vision.”

According to her, the situation has reached a critical point, and if the European Union fails to respond clearly, unitedly, and with concrete results, it will not only lose Georgia as a strategic partner but also create a dangerous precedent where the rollback of democracy and Russian interference in Europe’s neighborhood go unchallenged.

Salome Zurabishvili calls on the European Union and its member states to assess the situation in Georgia, unequivocally support the Georgian people, and act with coordinated political steps.

In the letter, the fifth President also notes that the time for strategic patience has run out, and moral firmness and political clarity are now necessary. According to her, Georgia’s democratic future, Europe’s credibility, and geopolitical integrity are hanging by a thread.