Washington Rejects ‘False’ Allegations of Georgian Regime-Change Plot

Tbilisi accuses USAID of attempting to foment civil unrest with the aim of bringing down its Russia-friendly government.

People attend a protest on the 10th anniversary of Georgian-Russian war in front of the building of Russian Federation Interests Section of the Embassy of Switzerland in Tbilisi, Georgia, Aug. 7, 2018. David Mdzinarishvili/Reuters

Allegations that the United States is funding “civil society” programs that are aimed at toppling the Georgian government in Tbilisi are “false,” a U.S. State Department spokesman says.

“Allegations against one of our assistance projects are false and fundamentally mischaracterize the goals of our assistance to Georgia,” spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters.