By Months: Eerik-Niiles Kross

The pushback is aimed at critics who dispute the principle, pace, or timing of the constitutional amendment, employing arguments identical to those leveled in 1992. The criticism is general and procedural rather than personal, and the speaker seeks to neutralize these arguments by placing them within a historical context.

The main criticism is aimed at the "Old West" and European nations who, due to domestic political reasons, have undermined European unity and responded to Russia's aggression too slowly and ambiguously. The criticism is policy- and value-based, accusing them of hypocrisy and shirking responsibility. There is also indirect criticism aimed at those who fear the new direction of the US or are panicking because of it.

The primary confrontation is aimed at the ruling regime in Georgia (Georgian Dream), which is accused of losing legitimacy, engaging in systemic extrajudicial repression, and adopting an anti-Western stance. The speaker also sharply criticizes domestic opponents who attempt to downplay or marginalize the crisis in Georgia by employing demagogic tactics such as whataboutism and raising the issue of culture wars. Changing the minds of the top leadership of Georgian Dream is considered hopeless.