Editorial: Le Monde

• Georgia is witnessing protests following the suspension of the EU accession process.
• Repression against protesters and journalists has been violent, with arrests and attacks.
• The protesters, supported by pro-European president Salomé Zourabichvili, accuse the government of wanting to keep the country in Russian sphere.
• They call for new elections and reject the results of the latest ones, alleging irregularities.
• EU countries have condemned the violence and urged Georgia to resume the European path, but are divided on whether to support new elections.
• Russia has warned it will use all means to prevent its 'strategic defeat' and is suspected to be behind electoral manipulations in Moldova, Georgia, and recently in Romania.

Conclusion: The lack of a firm EU response could encourage Russia to continue its strategy of interference, not just in Georgia but elsewhere as well.

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