The Kremlin stated Monday that Georgias government was looking for to stabilize the scenario and restore calm after mass pro-EU protests.The Georgian authorities are taking measures to support, return the situation to calm, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov informed journalists after Georgian cops fired water cannons and tear gas at tens of thousands of demonstrators in Tbilisi on Sunday.Russia has actually not interfered and does not mean to interfere in occasions in Georgia, Peskov stated, calling the protests an internal matter.But he stated that Russia views the protests over the ruling partys triumph in October in parliamentary elections condemned by the opposition as rigged as an attempt to stimulate the situation.We have actually seen such events in an entire number of nations.
The most direct parallel you can draw is the Maidan, Peskov stated, describing the 2014 mass protests in Kyiv that overthrew pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych.Peskov included that Russia sees all the signs of carrying out an Orange Revolution, in the Georgia protests.The Orange Revolution comments describe Ukraines 2004 pro-democracy demonstrations over Kremlin-backed Yanukovychs success in fraud-tainted polls, which led to the elections cancellation.
His challenger Viktor Yushchenko then won a fresh vote.On Thursday, the EU Parliament called for brand-new elections in Georgia, slamming them over numerous and major electoral infractions, consisting of recorded cases of intimidation of citizens, vote control, disturbance with election observers and media and reported control involving electronic ballot devices.