“I think there is a real threat that disinformation from Russia will threaten confidence in the democratic system here and threaten the electoral system, ” said US Ambassador to Georgia, Robin Dunnigan at the event organized by the USAID Agriculture Program.

The US Ambassador remarked on the question of potential election interference from Russia in Georgia.

“I want to say that I don’t believe that Russia is a force for positive change or positive influence in this country or other democracies. I think there is a real threat that disinformation from Russia will threaten confidence in the democratic system here and threaten the electoral system.

The United States is absolutely committed to working with the Georgian government, the Central Election Commission, all civil society organizations, and opposition parties to help ensure that this election is free and fair. That there is no interference from outside forces, that Georgians know that when they go to the ballot box, their vote is secret, their vote matters, and their vote is counted. We are spending our own resources to help ensure that that is true here. And, we will continue to do that,” she said.