“Now, as Russia is being squeezed in the Arctic, Latin America, the Middle East, and the South Caucasus, this is exactly the moment to give the free world a guarantee that we are the force that ensures Russia’s defeat in Georgia,” Tamar Chergoleishvili, one of the leaders of the Federalists party, said on PalitraNews’ program Political Space.

According to her, the sanctions on TV Imedi and Postv are part of Russia’s squeeze.

“The sanctions against Imedi and Postv are very significant because they are part of the wave of Russia’s pressure that we see in the world today. Russia is conducting a hybrid war against us, one of the instruments of which is propaganda. When the Georgian Dream regime is perceived as a Russian proxy, restricting its propaganda tools is perceived as pressure on Russia itself. All of this should be considered part of this larger wave.

Now, as Russia is being squeezed in the Arctic, Latin America, the Middle East, and the South Caucasus, it is exactly the moment for us—the Georgian opposition, the political spectrum—to find strength within ourselves, to democratically reboot, and to give a guarantee, including to the free world, that we are the force ensuring Russia’s defeat in Georgia. Then the whole free world will celebrate with us.

When the Georgian people see that our content is democratic, that we are focused not on the opinions of some autocratic leader but on the interests of Georgian citizens… We may have many differences among us, but we must consider that we have great goals ahead,” Chergoleishvili stated.

The opposition politician also spoke about the incident involving her and United National Movement leader Petre Tsiskarishvili.

“Petre Tsiskarishvili attacked Freedom Square, but our agreement does not require us to have a unified opinion about the past.

Georgian Dream received 54% in 2012. To defeat Georgian Dream, at least half of those people must switch sides. Those who voted for Georgian Dream in 2012 considered the United National Movement a problematic force. These people exist, and they need a way to express their opinions in protest, to engage, to choose their subject. We want to defeat Bidzina; we are not concerned about offending any leader. To defeat Bidzina, the participation of the people who voted for him in 2012 is necessary.

As much as it pains me that they shout this at my husband, if I do not step over it, if I do not focus on the future and instead demand reconciliation of past differences, I will simply lose to Bidzina again. That is why this is included in our agreement. This alliance does not mean uniting around a single political party or a single political leader or full ideological alignment in everything. Today, if I agree that Bidzina must go, why should I fight over what divides us?” Chergoleishvili said.