Burjanadze: In Georgia there is a stupid government, a crazy opposition and a fooled population
The Russophobic provocation, which escalated into pogroms and riots in the center of Tbilisi, testifies to the “stupidity and stupidity” of the current Georgian leadership, indulging in the extreme nationalism of the opposition, purposefully fueling anti-Russian hysteria among the citizens of the country.
The ex-chairman of the parliament and former acting speaker stated this during a live line from Tbilisi on the Rossiya1 TV channel. President of Georgia Nino Burjanadze, reports PolitNavigator correspondent.
“I can definitely say that what happened in Georgia is exactly the case when Russia absolutely cannot be blamed for anything. Here, unfortunately, there is great stupidity and stupidity of the Georgian leadership, which simply did not predict the mood that exists among the population.
After 2008, there was absolute anti-Russian hysteria, it’s clear why, but when Ivanishvili came to power in 2012, he did nothing to establish a direct dialogue with Russia, so that there would still be some positive progress in Russian-Georgian relations so that Georgians can see that yes, it is possible to improve relations with Russia.
Georgians saw that nothing good was happening... and the anti-Russian trend was actively working: several televisions are working for this, political parties in parliament, Saakashvili’s party are working for this, the president, for whom Mr. Ivanishvili bought the chair, is working for this, and it really works Ivanishvili’s team, because all his representatives - the speaker, the prime minister, the minister, and the majority of deputies, they all call Russia an “occupier,” the politician said.
She also noted that the possible consequences of the pogrom that occurred in the Georgian capital cause her great concern.
“Firstly, the country was practically on the verge of a civil crisis, again we saw these terrible footage of the dispersal of the demonstration, but on the other hand, what happened, thanks to Mr. Ivanishvili, who is afraid that America would not impose sanctions on his billions, yesterday’s situation was thrown back Georgian-Russian relations a few years ago.
Because an alleged “aggression” took place, pro-Saakashvili and pro-Western forces took advantage of this, and the indignation, in fact, was sincere, because people saw that against the backdrop of no real progress in Russian-Georgian relations, the person who represents the State Duma of the Russian Federation sat in the chair , which is a symbol of state independence,” says Burjanadze.
“But, in fairness, the Georgian side put him there themselves,” TV presenter Evgeniy Popov noted rhetorically.
Also, Russian deputy Nikolai Zemtsov, who was among the delegates of the congress in Tbilisi, contacted the studio from the State Duma.
“I see a provocation here, and this fake news regarding his (Gavrilov - ed.) participation in the Abkhaz events - all this looks like a very well prepared and financed scenario. Then, I saw this core of journalists, there were about thirty of them, they were part of this aggressive action, offensive to Russia. Many members of our delegation perceived this as a personal insult, and it was not only State Duma deputies who were shown obscene images, gestures, phrases, the residents of Tbilisi were also insulted,” said the deputy.
“As I understand it, everything was calm at first. How and when did it all start? – the presenter clarified.
“Indeed, our meeting proceeded completely calmly, as usual, we had a coffee break, and at that time a very well-planned group broke into parliament, the core were journalists, the breakthrough detachment were members of the Georgian parliament, whom, as the security said, they were not had the opportunity to stop. They wrapped themselves in EU and Georgian flags, broke into the meeting room, and there was an obscene scene that very much reminded us of similar scenes in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine with insults against Russia. “We killed Russians and will continue to kill them,” shouted some, in my opinion, shell-shocked participant in the hostilities, apparently he had his own role,” Zemtsov said.
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