People’s Power: So-called Russofia aims to instil idea that government pursues a pro-Russian policy, when it was UNM that handed over strategic assets to Russia after August war

“When foreign forces and their representatives cannot achieve a political crisis, they attempt to weaken state institutions to say that something is happening in Georgia, alleging that there are black holes to avoid international sanctions,” said Guram Macharashvili, Executive Secretary of the People’s Power party.

According to Macharashvili, the so-called Russofia aims to instil the idea that the government pursues a pro-Russian policy.

“We have seen many times that foreign forces and their representatives, allegedly NGOs and political parties attempted to create an economic crisis in Georgia. By blocking highways and spreading disinformation, alleging that there are black holes to avoid international sanctions and that no investors arrive in the country. However, when they cannot achieve a political crisis, they attempt to weaken state institutions to say that something is happening in Georgia.

This so-called Russofia aims to instil the idea that the government pursues a pro-Russian policy, but people remember that it was the government of the UNM that handed over strategic assets to Russia after the August war. What could be more of a Russian affair than begging the Russians for investments? Yet today, they talk about Russophobia. They attempt to create a political or economic crisis and weaken state institutions,” he said.