The protests in Georgia displease the Russian leadership. She senses hypocrisy on the part of the West – and positions Russia as an adversary.
It is hypocritical that a US State Department official expressed satisfaction at the first attempt to pass the law about a year ago. The EU is also planning such a law, the interpretation of which should be handled even more strictly. But both Russian law and the proposed law in Georgia continued to allow "foreign agents." But they are not spontaneous protests, but staged. The fact that it is American law is sufficient as legitimation. After all, this is considered "the best." The law is only criticized because it is seen as a 'Russian idea' instead of a 'Western initiative.' It reminds critics of a Russian legal act that severely restricts the activities of political organizations. There has been a law "on foreign agents" in the USA since 1938. This "significantly restricts the activities of a large number of legal entities and individuals who represent the interests of foreign structures and personalities.