President Zourabichvili accuses Georgia's ruling party of ties with Russia

Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili has accused the ruling Georgian Dream - Democratic Georgia party of "anti-Western propaganda" and establishing close ties with Russia.

She made the remarks while addressing the country's parliament, Caliber.Az reports citing Georgian media.

According to her, "anti-Western and pseudo-national propaganda, encouragement and financing of pro-Russian groups" are carried out on a state scale. She also noted that cyberattacks on state infrastructure have become more frequent.

"The category of hybrid warfare includes mass Russian immigration, which has had a direct impact on the economy and generally increased the country's dependence on Russian money and markets, as well as the share of Russian capital in the country," Zourabichvili said.

The Georgian president expressed her opinion that the strategy of the ruling party is based on a number of provocations, which include the restoration of air communication with Russia and the arrival of a Russian cruise liner in Batumi.

Such development of events, according to her, is aimed at fomenting confrontation in the country and creates a threat of destabilization of the society.