The Law on Foreign Agents in Georgia Is Not Connected to Russia: Peskov

The Georgian bill on "Foreign Agents" was not inspired by Moscow, and the Kremlin has no connection to it. The foundational concept of such documents originates from the United States in the 20th century, stated Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

“Nothing has been inspired by the Kremlin. And the Kremlin absolutely has no connection to it. You know that the practice of introducing such laws was initiated by the United States in the late 1930s,” Peskov said.

He elaborated that one version of the Georgian bill was “very similar” to the similar law in the United States. “The second version was less similar to U.S. legislation; it was inherently much milder, but we have no connection to either one,” concluded the spokesperson for the Russian President.