{"id":218990,"date":"2025-02-15T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifth-georgian-president-rigged-elections-are-part-of-putin-hybrid-attack-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T21:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T21:05:12","slug":"fifth-georgian-president-rigged-elections-are-part-of-putin-hybrid-attack-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/fifth-georgian-president-rigged-elections-are-part-of-putin-hybrid-attack-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifth Georgian president: Rigged elections are part of Putin hybrid attack | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/l8-s8IwoZb4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Fifth Georgian president: Rigged elections are part of Putin hybrid attack | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l8-s8IwoZb4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Since independence in 1991, Georgia has made several attempts to move closer to the West and has even enshrined its aspiration to join NATO and the EU in its constitution.<br \/>\nSo, when the ruling pro-Russian Georgian Dream party paused EU accession talks in November, protesters took to the streets, where they have remained since.<br \/>\n&quot;I don&#8217;t intend to be in exile,&quot; a defiant Salome Zourabichvili told DW\u2019s Sarah Kelly at the Munich Security Conference. Zourabichvili, who has become the face of the protest movement, maintains that she is the only legitimate president of Georgia, even after being forced from office \u2014 following disputed elections that the opposition says were rigged with Moscow&#8217;s help.<br \/>\nShe also cautioned against drawing any conclusions about US-sponsored peace talks to end Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, saying Vladimir Putin hasn\u2019t won the war in three years and hasn\u2019t won the peace either.<\/p>\n<p>#conflictzone #georgia #russia<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/german-election-2025\/t-70794502<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since independence in 1991, Georgia has made several attempts to move closer to the West and has even enshrined its aspiration to join NATO and the EU in its constitution. 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