“Groups calling themselves political parties are trying to create a similar situation in Georgia based on brazenly fabricated accusations of election fraud, a change in foreign policy and the oppression of sexual minorities. This is a fact! We see it, and they do not even hide it,” Gia Volski, First Deputy Chair of the Parliament of Georgia, wrote on social media.

According to Volski, these attempts, which he describes as sabotage of the state governance system accompanied by aggressive protests and revolutions, are organized and systematic.

Volski said that “attacks” had been expected, but added that what he found surprising was that European leaders were at the forefront of the “attack,” including those who had encouraged the throwing of Molotov cocktails and pyrotechnics in Georgia through financial and political support.

He also claimed that individuals who controlled the country’s government before 2012 were participating as leaders in what he called a “conspiracy directed against Georgia,” accusing them of having governed the country with extreme brutality.

“The whole of Europe is shaken by a bloody and merciless war, the real danger of its escalation, as well as extremely dangerous developments unfolding in leading countries.

“The overall picture we witness every day on television screens and through other media outlets is horrifying.

“In these circumstances, groups calling themselves political parties are trying to create a similar situation in Georgia based on brazenly fabricated accusations of election fraud, a change in foreign policy and the oppression of sexual minorities. This is a fact! We see it, and they do not even hide it.

“These attempts, the sabotage of the state governance system, accompanied by aggressive protests and revolutions, are organized and systematic!

“Domestic and external actors are also conducting well-coordinated propaganda about ‘democratic backsliding’ in Georgia. They themselves created the offenders, then described lawful responses to their actions as deviations from European standards. They are calling for sanctions that would harm Georgian society and, in their view, increase revolutionary momentum.

“Those who controlled the country’s government before