{"id":19641,"date":"2024-11-29T15:54:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19641"},"modified":"2024-11-29T15:54:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:54:26","slug":"georgian-protests-echo-ukraines-fight-for-freedom-in-2013-former-foreign-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=19641","title":{"rendered":"Georgian protests echo Ukraine\u2019s fight for freedom in 2013 – former Foreign MInister"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protests in Georgia (Photo: REUTERS\/Irakli Gedenidze) <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n

Kuleba remarked that the Georgian government had masked its concessions to Russia with promises to avoid the so-called “Ukrainian scenario,” referring to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegrettably, what we see in Georgia today is precisely a Ukrainian scenario, but of a different kind,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

“Georgia in November 2024 reflects Ukraine in November 2013. [chairman of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party, Bidzina – ed.]\u00a0Ivanishvili, like Yanukovych back then, is following the same playbook.\u201d<\/p>\n

He recalled the events of November 2013, when Ukraine\u2019s Revolution of Dignity began after then-president Viktor Yanukovych announced he will not sign the EU Association Agreement, triggering nationwide protests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blueprint for Georgia is clear: first, freedom is taken away; then beatings start; next, prosperity vanishes; and finally, Russia swallows you up,” he warned Georgian citizens and urged them to fight for their better future.<\/p>\n

“To those on Tbilisi\u2019s streets: your fight today is about more than being pro-European or pro-Russian; it\u2019s about the fundamental right to live freely. You are a proud nation. Fight and win\u2014don\u2019t let them steal your future.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Nov. 28, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze declared that Georgia will suspend EU accession talks until at least 2028, sparking protests in Tbilisi.<\/p>\n

In the early hours of Nov. 29, Georgian security forces violently dispersed opposition protests in Tbilisi. Water cannons and pepper spray were used against demonstrators, and at least 43 people were detained.<\/p>\n

Earlier, the European Council announced that Georgia\u2019s EU integration process had been effectively halted due to actions by the ruling Georgian Dream party.<\/p>\n

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