https://www.rt.com/information/608491-us-suspend-strategic-partnership-georgia/US suspends strategic partnership with Georgia

Washington introduced on Saturday the suspension of its strategic partnership with Georgia, condemning the ruling get together’s current resolution to freeze EU accession talks till 2028. 

US State Division spokesperson Matthew Miller slammed the Georgian Dream get together over the transfer. 

“Georgian Dream’s resolution to droop EU accession is a betrayal of the Georgian structure,” Miller posted on X. “We condemn extreme drive used towards Georgians exercising their freedom to protest and have suspended our Strategic Partnership with Georgia.” 

The Georgian authorities’s announcement got here on Thursday when Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze declared that discussions on becoming a member of the EU wouldn’t be prioritized till a minimum of 2028. He acknowledged that whereas Georgia goals to turn into a member, it ought to achieve this beneath honest circumstances, accusing the EU of utilizing the talks to “blackmail” Georgia and meddle in its affairs.

In response to the federal government’s announcement, protests erupted throughout a number of cities, with demonstrators clashing with police within the capital, Tbilisi. President Salome Zourabichvili expressed help for the protesters, calling the parliament “illegitimate” and refusing to resign earlier than her time period ends on December 16. 

On Saturday night, violence escalated exterior the parliament constructing, the place legislation enforcement deployed water cannons and tear gasoline to disperse the gang. A number of protesters had been detained as tensions soared. In retaliation, demonstrators hurled bottles, eggs, and fireworks on the police, marking the third consecutive day of unrest.

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