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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 2d

Please don't be - next time. 😅 In my case "strong pre-defined view of her" is justified by 2008 and 2012, so - maybe.

George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 2d

I did see that, but with my [unfortunately, rusty] German she: wanted Minsk∞ and did blame Poles and the Balts for not letting her get that. Even Christian himself agrees that such interpretation is possible. bsky.app/profile/code...

Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 3d

Then she somewhat clumsily says without further explanation that her term ended and Putin's full aggression began, which *could* be read as suggesting that the absence of diplomacy caused this. But that is a stretch.

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 2d

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Merkel says Poland and Baltic states responsible for war in Ukraine

In an explosive interview, Merkel claim said she blamed Poland and the Baltic states for the severance of diplomatic ties between the countries months later.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 3d

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Merkel says Poland and Baltic states responsible for war in Ukraine

In an explosive interview, Merkel claim said she blamed Poland and the Baltic states for the severance of diplomatic ties between the countries months later.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 3d

#Putin is the only one responsible for Putin's war - and I am very 'happy' that #Merkel's mask is falling off. Misperception of #Russia, being a #Putinversteher, endangering security of the European continent and responsibility for all the mess we're in now - that's her legacy.

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 3d

🇬🇪 In my recent interview with TVP WORLD, I discussed the mass protests in Georgia on October 4th - and what they reveal about the state of democracy and governance in the country.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BLf...

Mass protest in Georgia after local elections | George Melashvili

YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

www.youtube.com

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 4d

🗳️ The lowest voter turnout in Georgia’s municipal election history. The regime wanted a referendum on its legitimacy?
The people have spoken - with silence.

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 5d

knowing perfectly well that's not how they work;
3.) Most of 'observers' are either local GONGOs, or intl Orban's thugs.
4.) Dozens of political prisoners, including leaders of opposition parties. [2/2]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 5d

Georgian Nightmare propagandists brag, but lie:
1.) GD froze bank accounts of ISFED - Georgia's oldest & most respected election observer;
2.) GD DID NOT invite OSCE/ODIHR - and utilized Lukashenko's trick by 'inviting' them a couple weeks before the election, [1/2]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

Deals with the devil always end the same way. Just ask the Brothers Grimm. I hope that we shall learn Germany’s lesson - and overcome this trial of History as well. [9/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

The Georgian Dream, turned into Georgian Nightmare, chose surrender: submission to Russia, self-isolation from Europe, and voluntary entry into Moscow’s orbit.
This path is disastrous. It has no justification - neither practical nor historical. [8/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

Why recall this today?
Because in Georgia - and to be frank, in broader #Europe as well, we face a similar choice - only without even the illusion of “notes” or “promises.” [7/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

History’s ultimate outcome is clear: The USSR collapsed. And Germany reunited - on its own terms, not Stalin’s. [6/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

Adenauer had the wisdom, foresight, and state-mindedness to refuse this trap. As a result, West Germany survived Soviet absorption and fully integrated with the West. [5/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

On 10 March 1952, Stalin offered Chancellor Adenauer fake "German reunification" - but on Soviet terms. Those terms, if accepted, would have trapped Germany permanently inside Moscow’s sphere of influence. [4/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

But today I want to recall another episode of German history - less known, but deeply relevant for us. It is called the Stalin Notes - or as some say, the Notes of a Deal with the Devil. [3/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

In #Georgia, we often compare this to #Abkhazia and #Tskhinvali, fenced off from us with Russian barbed wire and occupation. As the #BerlinWall fell, so too will every barrier raised by Russia. [2/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

🇩🇪 Today we congratulate #Germany on Unity Day - a celebration of freedom, resilience, and democracy.
The fall of the Berlin Wall showed the world that no division is eternal, and that freedom always finds its way. [1/9]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 6d

One of Georgia’s oldest non-partisan independent think tanks and research centers, the Georgian Institute of Politics, has succumbed to pressure and is forced to suspend its operations indefinitely. Yet another example of authoritarian and draconian Georgian Nightmare.

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 10d

MOLDOVA - won! Kremlin's machinations failed.
Despite #Russia's all-in, they lost in #Moldova tonight 🇲🇩 Great night for #Europe!

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 10d

#Durov’s story about “mysterious” French secret services is empty theater. No proof on #Moldova. But #Telegram’s compliance with #Kremlin requests against RU opposition channels is well documented. “Private”? Not really - default E2E off, metadata on.

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 11d

Dear 🇲🇩 #Moldova, defend your democracy and European choice. Do not repeat 🇬🇪 our mistakes - don’t let Russia in again: it is hell difficult to get rid of their nightmares.

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 11d

#Moldova banned the crew of the Georgian governmental propaganda channel #Imedi from entry—the absolutely right way to deal with Russian propagandists spreading anti-EU narratives. EU should follow!

@euingeorgia.bsky.social / @ec.europa.eu / @europarl.europa.eu

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 28d

Europe must stop whispering and start acting, stop hesitating and start leading. Our future, our security, and our very values depend on it. The time to wake up is not tomorrow, not “someday” - it is now. [7/7]

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George Melashvili 🇺🇦🇬🇪 @mel.ge · 28d

But history teaches us that weakness invites aggression, while unity and courage preserve freedom. Poland stands strong today - and so must we all. In a few days I shall be in Warsaw - attending Warsaw Security Forum. Exactly what we all need now. [6/7]

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