The Russian Kremlin says it is worried about possible provocations in the regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which unilaterally seceded from Georgia.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday that Moscow is following the situation in Georgia very closely and with concern.
At one time, Russia militarily assisted the secession of the regions during the war in Georgia in 2008 and the war in South Ossetia in 1991 and 1992. Russia has occupied the territories ever since.
Georgia’s parliament decided on Friday to finally reject a controversial bill on foreign agent registration, after three days of violent protests.
The disputed bill was perceived to be a copy of the law in force in Russia, with the help of which it was feared that Georgia would move closer to an authoritarian society like Russia.
The Kremlin accuses the United States of spreading anti-Russian ideas in Georgia.
– We can see from where in the world the president of Georgia speaks to his people. He is not giving a speech in Georgia, but in America, Peskov states.
Earlier this week, the President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili announced his support for the protests in a video shot during this US state visit.
Zurabishvili demanded at the beginning of February (you will switch to another service) Russia to withdraw from its occupied territories in Georgia. According to him, Russia’s withdrawal from Georgia should be part of future peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia.