Georgian Parliament Speaker dismisses Robin Dunnigan’s interview, calls Radio Liberty propaganda outlet exposed by Trump

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Monday declined to comment further on the interview of the outgoing US Ambassador Robin Dunnigan, which was disseminated by Radio Liberty.

His remarks came in response to a question regarding Robin Dunnigan's statement about an “unpublicised, threatening, offensive, and unserious” letter reportedly sent by the Georgian Dream leadership to Donald Trump, which was “extremely poorly received in Washington”.

“Radio Liberty, which itself was exposed by President Trump as a propaganda outlet, is spreading the interview of a retired ambassador. Neither the Ambassador nor the outlet is of interest to us”, the Speaker said.

He added that Radio Liberty was originally created by the [US] Central Intelligence Agency and was secretly funded through its budget, and that although the funding mechanisms have since changed, it remains “officially a propaganda media outlet”.

“President Trump himself has criticised Radio Liberty, halted its funding, and even expressed a desire to shut it down entirely as a propaganda tool”, Papuashvili concluded.