“Salome Zourabichvili, who continues to refer to herself as president, openly states that she needs funding, claiming that the ongoing tension, confrontation, and crisis cannot be resolved peacefully,” First Vice-Speaker of Parliament Gia Volski commented on a video circulating on social media, in which Russian pranksters reportedly posed as Garry Kasparov, Russian pro-democracy activist, spoke with former President Salome Zourabichvili and former Public Defender Ucha Nanuashvili.

He criticized the conversation captured in the video, calling it shameful.

“Their willingness to engage, whether out of gullibility, greed, or ambition, reveals a disturbing irresponsibility,” he added.

According to Volski, Ucha Nanuashvili is seeking half a million dollars to implement his plans. He also accused Zourabichvili of advocating for non-peaceful methods to resolve political issues, referencing her discussion of a revolutionary scenario and drawing parallels to events in Ukraine.

“She presents herself as someone willing to bring internal conflict to Georgia, similar to what happened in Ukraine. This is a tragedy,” said Volski.

Regarding Nanuashvili’s statement earlier today—where he confirmed the conversation but claimed the translation was distorted—Volski emphasized the need for an investigation.

The leaked video reportedly shows Zourabishvili and Nanuashvili discussing the political situation in Georgia, including foreign funding for media and NGOs allegedly with Garry Kasparov, Russian pro-democracy activist and former world chess champion. In the video, Zourabichvili and Nanuashvili share their views on the current situation in Georgia. The conversation also touches on the issue of foreign funding for media and non-governmental organizations.