The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned of attempts by of external forces to destabilize Georgia. His statement came after calls by the United States and the European Union to investigate alleged violations of the last parliamentary elections in the Caucasian country, reported "Reuters", quoted by News.bg.
According to the official results, the ruling party "Georgian Dream" won the election with almost 54% of the vote – a result that the opposition disputes. Peskov denied any interference by Russia in the election process and emphasized that accusations of Russian interference are "absolutely unfounded."
Western governments have expressed concern about Georgia's growing rapprochement with Moscow and its drift away from Europe, after three decades of independence from the former Soviet Union.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, who is an opponent of the "Georgian Dream," called the election result a "Russian special operation." without giving further explanations. In response, Peskov said that Russia firmly rejects such accusations and added that European countries, not Moscow, tried to influence the results of the vote.