Of course, Russia and the Kremlin want Georgians here to turn against each other,” – said the head of the “Liberal Academy,” Lasha Tugushi, on PalitraNews’ program “Resume.”
As Tugushi noted, the main problem comes from the opposition, because they could not achieve unity at a critical moment.
*“It’s a bit of a caricature of totalitarianism. Of course, Russia and the Kremlin want Georgians here to clash with each other. Even now, the situation is highly polarized, divided – we look at each other very badly, once again. But we have developed some kind of immunity, because if such attitudes had existed in the 1990s, I am convinced that a much worse scenario would have unfolded than what actually happened. People simply realized that they had to endure something, but that also has its limits. It’s a very dangerous situation.
On the one hand, it is clear that continuing this way is unthinkable. The main problem really comes from the opposition – the internal problem that they failed to unite at the most critical moment, in order to have a common position. Even today, look at what they say about each other. In my opinion – and history also shows this – this is a strategic mistake of these parties. I hope that at some point they will be able to unite, because they simply no longer have the right not to unite, given the interests of the country,”* – said Lasha Tugushi.
Lasha Tugushi: It is a very dangerous situation – the main problem comes precisely from the opposition – at a critical moment they failed to unite – I hope that at some point they will be able to
