DISINFO: The US and the EU are destabilising Transcaucasia
SUMMARY
The situation in Transcaucasia remains complicated. The foreign players, primarily the US and the EU, try to strengthen their regional positions and destructively influence its development.
The West tries to hold Georgia and draw Armenia into its orbit of influence. It is trying to destabilise the situation by financing and directing protests in Georgia. These attempts show an interest in drawing the country into active anti-Russian actions, according to the Ukrainian scenario.
Russia is taking constructive measures in this region.
RESPONSE
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about an allegedly aggressive neo-colonial policy of the so-called collective West, playing a destabilising role in the Caucasus, creating turmoil and dragging the region into chaos.
This article also advanced a recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation narrative about Georgia in the context of the 2024 parliamentary elections, framing any protests following the election as a Western-sponsored colour revolution, trying to discredit Georgia’s opposition by framing them as foreign stooges. Read here for further debunking.
Pro-Kremlin outlets frequently promote the idea that the Caucasus is exclusively within Russia's zone of geopolitical dominance and attempt to discredit any other cooperation between Western countries and Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. This attempts to deny these countries their right to decide their political orientation.
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Western countries support peace and security in the South Caucasus region. The EU has a strong interest in a politically stable and economically prosperous Southern Caucasus in full understanding with the states there. It took a prominent mediation role in negotiation and is committed to it.
Regarding the claim that Russia takes constructive steps in the region: Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the South Caucasus has been a region of several ethno-political conflicts — Abkhazia, Nagorno–Karabakh, and South Ossetia. To this day, Russia continues to occupy 20 per cent of Georgia’s territory and impose its will on the people there, including by claiming the transfer of strategically important lands in Abkhazia to Russia. Moreover, Russia proved unwilling or unable to protect Nagorno-Karabakh, contrary to the general understanding of the Russian peacekeepers’ mission following the Trilateral Statement.
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