The plot to assassinate the founder of Georgia’s ruling party, Bidzina Ivanishvili, is linked to similar attempts on the lives of former US President Donald Trump and Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico, according to Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze. The State Security Service of Georgia is investigating an alleged plot organized and financed by former high-ranking officials of the Georgian government and former security agency employees in Ukraine, with the aim of staging a coup amid civil unrest.
Kobakhidze highlighted a common pattern in global politics behind these events, emphasizing the threat these unnamed forces pose to Georgia. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service claimed the US is trying to orchestrate regime change in Georgia through large protests during upcoming parliamentary elections.
Tensions between Tbilisi and Washington escalated following Georgia’s passage of a law requiring entities funded over 20% from abroad to register as foreign agents. This led to protests and criticism from the West, prompting the US and EU to reconsider their relations with Georgia, suspending military exercises and freezing financial aid.