Zakharova used a phrase about Freud to assess the State Department's reservations about protests in Georgia.

Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud would be pleased with US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller's reservations about the reasons for imposing sanctions against Georgia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.

This was her comment on an excerpt from Miller's briefing in which he explained Washington's reasons for imposing restrictions on Tbilisi. During the press conference, the department representative misspoke.

"We imposed sanctions against Georgia for suppressing violent protests... That is, excuse me, for violently suppressing protests," Miller said at a briefing.

“Freud would be pleased,” Zakharova wrote.

Miller also reported that the current US administration, led by President Joe Biden, intends to impose additional sanctions against the Georgian authorities before the end of its term.

On December 13, the United States imposed visa restrictions on those "responsible for or complicit in undermining democracy in Georgia." The measure affected approximately 20 individuals, including Georgian government ministers, members of parliament, law enforcement and security officials, and private individuals.

The restrictions were imposed due to protests that began in Georgia in late November following Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze's announcement that negotiations on Georgia's accession to the European Union would be suspended until 2028. During the dispersal of the protesters, riot police and law enforcement used, among other things, water cannons, tear gas grenades, and pepper spray. More than 400 people were detained.

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