Georgian Dream Attributes Sanctions to 'Deep State' Influence, Expresses Hope for EU Membership by 2030
By Liza Mchedlidze
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Georgian Dream has issued a statement attributing recent sanctions against them to the influence of the "deep state" and a so-called "global war party". The party accuses these forces of undermining Georgia's sovereignty and Western institutions while reiterating its hope that by 2030, the European Union will overcome these challenges, paving the way for Georgia's EU membership.
"As is known to the public, several states have imposed financial sanctions and visa restrictions on high-ranking officials and politicians elected by the Georgian people. These decisions must once again be assessed as anti-Georgian actions that undermine the trust of Georgian society in Western institutions.
It should be noted that the deeper the roots of the global war party in various countries and the stronger the metastases of the so-called "deep state" in these countries - which serves as the main informal instrument of the global war party's influence - the more anti-Georgian the respective country's attitude towards the Georgian state and people becomes.
Every single politician and bureaucrat who stands out with anti-Georgian statements - be it a president, prime minister, parliamentarian, member of the European Parliament, diplomat, or official - is a member of the "deep state" network. This network operates not based on the interests of the American or European people but according to the dictates of the global war party," read the statement.
Georgian Dream claims they are avoiding "Ukrainian plot" for Georgia through hard work, adding Georgian "officials" have been sanctioned under the influence of the deep state who wants to create a second frontline in Georgia.
The statement concludes with Georgian Dream expressing its "hope" that by "2030, the European Union will have fully overcome the issues of informal oligarchic influence and the 'deep state', creating the necessary conditions for Georgia to join the EU."
