“This is yet another, the hundredth case, when the Kremlin openly praises the Georgian Dream regime and approves the political course pursued by this regime against Georgia’s national interests and the interests of the Georgian people, to the delight of the Kremlin,” Grigol Gegelia, foreign secretary of Lelo – Strong Georgia, said, commenting on a statement by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

According to him, for the first time in history, Georgia has a government openly approved and praised by Russia, which occupies parts of the country’s territory and is its enemy.

“This is yet another, the hundredth case, when the Kremlin openly praises the Georgian Dream regime and approves the political course pursued by this regime against Georgia’s national interests and the interests of the Georgian people, to the delight of the Kremlin. It is obvious to everyone that the Georgian Dream is Russian, and that this regime and the Kremlin are identical and synonymous. They are driven by the same goals, use the same vocabulary, and share the same spirit and political rhetoric. The goal uniting the Kremlin and the Georgian Dream regime is a Georgia without Georgians and a Georgia that will be politically, economically and geopolitically annexed to the fascist Russian Federation.

“The rhetoric of Georgian Dream speakers, and the fact that this rhetoric and Georgian Dream practices are welcomed by the Kremlin, should, I believe, be clear proof and an alarm bell for every genuine Georgian citizen, because no one could demonstrate more clearly that this regime and the Kremlin are one and the same. For the first time in history, Georgia has a government openly approved and praised by the Russian Federation, the occupier of our country’s territories and our enemy,” Gegelia said.

The Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, recently spoke about Georgia at a press conference. She said that Georgia’s independence had become “a bone stuck in the West’s throat” and described Georgia as a clear example of unprecedented interference in the affairs of a state that possesses all the characteristics of sovereignty.

Zakharova was asked whether the Russian Foreign Ministry agreed with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s assessment that the OSCE and European institutions had attempted to change the government through violent means. She said that the Georgian prime minister’s words did not require confirmation from Russia, as the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly had “long ago chosen the path of aggression, aggressive rhetoric and destructive actions.”