Georgian PM warns of 'second front' if opposition comes to power

Georgia will turn into a second front of military confrontation with Russia in a matter of days once the opposition wins the parliamentary elections on October, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said in a televised interview with Rustaavi-2 channel on Wednesday.

"Should you theoretically imagine that the collective National Movement [the name for the entire opposition] comes to power, for example, by November after the elections, I can assure you that not in two, three or four months, but in days, Georgia will turn into the second front. I guarantee this based the information I have," TASS quoted Kobakhidze as saying.

The Georgian authorities have previously reiterated that certain forces were striving to open a second front of confrontation with Russia in the country.