The events taking place in Georgia in our country are interpreted from two extreme perspectives. First, the malicious West has organized conflicts to destroy our neighboring country and turn it into a second Ukraine. Second, malicious Russia is preventing the freedom-loving people of Georgia from overthrowing the current pro-Russian government and establishing democracy.
We commonly look at the events through the “optics” of pro-Westernism and pro-Russianism. In that case, the opposite camp appears as the embodiment of evil and the object of our intense sympathy as a force that liberates all the world’s countries and guides them on a bright development path.
In reality, two predators, two empires if you like, are fighting for this region, including Georgia. Yes, Russia is interested in a more or less loyal government remaining in power that will not join the sanctions imposed by the West. The “Foreign Agents” law, yes, targets Georgian, conventionally speaking, “Soros supporters” who could become the driving force behind a possible power change.
But it is not the case that the West is paying attention to democracy. If so, Azerbaijan, where there is a dictatorial regime, and the power has been in the hands of one family for decades, should be a “flagrant” state in the eyes of the EU. At the same time, for the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen Azerbaijan is a “reliable partner.”
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For Toivo Klaar, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, the Azerbaijani demand to place Azerbaijani military detachment /checkpoint/ in the Berdzor corridor is “legitimate.” Naturally, Mr. Klaar understands what that means.
So, it is hard to believe that the West is very concerned about democracy in Georgia. He needs that country to join the sanctions against Russia.
It is unnecessary to explain for a long time what problems Armenia will face. The fact that the Russian-Georgian border (including the air border) will be in danger of being closed is enough to imagine.
ARAM ABRAHAMYAN
