In the heading «Palomar», Antonio Polito traces the similarities between the riots taking place in Georgia these days and those in Kiev ten years ago: «A battle for the freedom of a people – he notes – who dreams of joining the European Union and he doesn’t want to live under the heel of Putin’s Russia». The «Russian law» approved by Tbilisi requires organizations that receive more than 20% of their funds from abroad to officially register as foreign agents: «Thus they will be subjected to particular controls and limitations – explains Polito – It is the rule that in Russia has allowed dissent to be repressed by targeting independent media and NGOs. And it is also a way to prevent for block Georgia’s accession process to the European Union». All this despite the fact that 80% of Georgians declared themselves in favor of joining Europe. «An almost perfect replica of what happened in 2014 in Ukraine. There the pro-Russian government was later overthrown by street protests and Moscow responded with military force by invading Donbass and annexing Crimea – Polito recalls – While Putin’s imperialism creates new bases for a conflict, many defenders of the freedom of oppressed peoples Here they don’t raise their voices against this new form of colonialism.”
May 15, 2024
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