Maria Zakharova: We discussed how the West interfered in Georgia’s internal affairs, using the "foreign agents" law as an example

We discussed how the West interfered in Georgia’s internal affairs, using the "foreign agents" law as an example, Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at the briefing.

Maria Zakharova was asked: "Did Russia warn the Georgian authorities in advance about attempts to stage a coup d'état?"

The person asking the question referred to a statement made a few days ago by Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Russian Security Council, in which he noted that "in 2024, the Georgian authorities prevented a coup d'état initiated by the pro-Western Georgian opposition."

"We provided active commentary on the events as they unfolded in Georgia. We pointed out that measures amounting to interference in internal affairs were being employed against Georgia—a sovereign state. There was an attempt to force Georgia into adopting anti-Georgian 'narratives'." Because everything that was happening was, first and foremost, directed against the will of the citizens of Georgia. We spoke openly, based on facts—specifically, citing the 'foreign agents' law as an example of how the West manipulated the situation and interfered in the country's internal affairs. They attempted to have this law repealed, and subsequently sought to artificially orchestrate protest sentiments—in areas where they had no right to do so," stated Zakharova.