Georgian majority MP criticises Poland over stance on Georgia

A member of Georgia’s parliamentary majority, Tengiz Sharmanashvili, has accused Poland of aligning itself with what he described as a “global radical agenda” and repeating the narrative of European Union institutions in relation to Georgia.

In a social media post on Monday, Sharmanashvili said the current Polish government had failed to understand Georgia’s arguments regarding the protection of its sovereignty and national identity.

“Poland has completely immersed itself in establishing a global radical agenda,” he wrote. “Not once did it try to understand what arguments we had for defending our sovereignty and identity.”

The MP argued that Warsaw was now positioning itself at the forefront of what he called “revolutionary propaganda” against Georgia, adding that there was “no difference” between the position of European Union officials and that of the Polish authorities.

Sharmanashvili also referred to Paweł Herczyński, the European Union’s ambassador to Georgia, saying that although Herczyński formally represented EU institutions rather than Poland, there was “not even a tactical difference” between Brussels’ rhetoric and the official position of Warsaw.

The MP contrasted his criticism of Poland’s current government with what he described as his long-standing admiration for the country’s historic role in resisting Soviet communism.

He praised figures including Pope John Paul II and Lech Wałęsa for their contribution to the struggle against communist ideology, and said Georgia had historically valued Polish support during the country’s post-independence period.

However, Sharmanashvili said Poland’s current approach towards Georgia was “unfair” and driven by broader European political interests.

“I will remain an admirer of Poland, though a realist one,” he wrote.