Georgian Parliament official claims Brussels sees Georgia as part of its long-term standoff with Russia

Gia Volski, an MP from the ruling Georgian Dream party and the First Vice Speaker of the Parliament, on Thursday said the purpose of harming Georgia was to use the country in the broader confrontation that Brussels was attempting to orchestrate within its sphere of influence.

Volski commented on a recent article published by the BBC, alleging that the Georgian Dream Government used a World War I-era chemical agent during last year’s protests.

In his remarks, Volski noted that Brussels’ plan involves a long-term confrontation with the Russian Federation, with Georgia positioned as part of this strategy.

“Harming Georgia will lead to a change in the government. This formula forms the main basis of their operational plan”, Volski said.

BBC respondents changed their rhetoric. According to them, the issue of using the chemical substance mentioned in the investigative film was not investigated at all. Within the scope of the ongoing investigation by the State Security Service, those individuals whose information and research the BBC relied upon answered the questions of the investigation.

The ruling Georgian Dream party is initiating legal disputes against the BBC in international courts. Furthermore, the State Security Service launched an investigation regarding the information about the crime distributed by the BBC in the public space.