Russian writer Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili), born in Georgia and living abroad, commented on the plans of the authorities of his homeland to approve the law on “foreign agents”. According to him, “it’s alarming to see how the democratic country where he was born and lived is sliding down the same slope from which Russia fell into the abyss.”

“Putinism is trying to nestle in your home - on the initiative of your own government. You won’t evict this infiltrator later. It will eat away at Georgia like a cancerous tumor. We know, we passed. First “foreign agents”, then the “fifth column”, then “terrorists and extremists”, and then Georgia will have no friends left except Putin’s Russia. Welcome back under the wing of the double-headed eagle. Georgians, don't let this happen to you. Take care of freedom,” the writer urged.

In the Russian Federation, Boris Akunin was included in the list of “extremists and terrorists” for criticizing the authorities and discrediting the Russian army.

In Tbilisi, residents protest against the “pro-Russian” law on foreign agents. The Parliament of Georgia is holding hearings on its adoption. The law provides for the appearance of a register in which all non-profit legal entities and media outlets financed by more than 20% from abroad will be entered.