The Kremlin has "categorically rejected" accusations by Georgia's pro-European president and the opposition of meddling in the weekend elections in Tbilisi.
Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili accused Moscow of being behind election fraud in Georgia, claiming it was part of a "Russian special operation." The opposition in Tbilisi accused the ruling Georgian Dream party of taking orders from Moscow, AFP reported.
"We categorically reject these accusations. There was no interference. These accusations are completely unfounded," Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said of Zurabishvili's claims.
"There are attempts to destabilise the situation in the republic," he noted, referring to the Georgian president.
Instead, Peskov accused European countries of trying to interfere in the elections in the Caucasus state.
"There are attempts to interfere, but not by Russia. A huge number of forces from European countries and various European institutions tried to influence the outcome of the vote. Nobody even hid this, these were public statements," he added.
Brussels and Washington claim there were "irregularities" in Georgia's election over the weekend. They called for an investigation. | BGNES
