The Russian Service for Foreign Intelligence Service (FIS) accused the US of plotting "regime change" in Georgia after the parliamentary elections in the Caucasian country on October 26, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
SVR does not provide evidence for its claim, but its statement is a sign of warming relations between Moscow and its traditionally pro-Western neighbor.
"Washington is determined to achieve regime change in Georgia after the announcement of the results of the upcoming parliamentary elections," the SVR statement said. "The Biden administration has already developed a large-scale information campaign to discredit the ruling party "Georgian Dream".
There is currently no comment from the US State Department. In June, a spokesman for the American diplomacy denied such accusations by Tbilisi.
Georgia's ruling party "Georgian Dream" has also not commented, but officials have repeatedly accused Western countries of supporting Georgian opposition groups to try to draw the country into a confrontation with Russia.
After gaining independence from Moscow in 1991, Georgia was one of the most pro-Western former Soviet republics until a sharp deterioration in relations with Western countries that year, Reuters recalls. In June, the country approved a law on "foreign agents". despite street protests and condemnation from the West, and Tbilisi moved closer to Moscow, refusing to impose sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Russian officials have repeatedly praised the "moderate" position of Georgia regarding the conflict in Ukraine. Public opinion in Georgia remains strongly pro-Ukrainian.