{"id":177290,"date":"2026-02-26T15:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T12:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177290\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:10:49","slug":"georgian-official-denies-assistance-to-belarus-propaganda-channel-in-expanding-its-presence","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177290\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgian official denies assistance to Belarus\u2019 propaganda channel in expanding its presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>February<\/strong><strong> 26, <\/strong><strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Goga Gulordava, chairman of Georgia\u2019s National Communications Commission, has denied a report by <em>Belarus 24<\/em>, a channel sanctioned over alleged distribution of propaganda, that he had promised its executives assistance in expanding its presence in Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t confirm this information in any way. That was not under discussion,\u201d Gulordava told the Georgian Service of <em>Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty (RFE\/RL)<\/em>. He added that he had sent a letter to <em>Belarus 24<\/em> to publish a correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belarusian channel posted a report and pictures from the meeting on February 24, claiming that its participants discussed \u201cthe inclusion of the channel in the packages of [Georgia\u2019s] leading providers and cable operators.\u201d It added that Gulordava \u201cproposed assistance in organizing the television channel\u2019s broadcasts in Georgia\u2019s regions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Belarus 24<\/em> took down the report later, but another report, containing the latter claim, remains on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gulordava said the meeting had lasted just two minutes, and he had explained that cable operators had refused to add the channel to their packages because of the sanctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Belarus 24<\/em>, a satellite channel of the government-controlled Belarusian National Television and Radio Company, broadcasts in Belarusian and Russian 24 hours a day with English and Polish subtitles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smi_pexels_com-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smi_pexels_com-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smi_pexels_com-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smi_pexels_com-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smi_pexels_com-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/smi_pexels_com.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Belarusian propaganda narratives focus on external threats \u2013 expert<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 10, Pozirk. More than 60 percent of content on Belarusian pro-government Telegram channels centers on the war in Ukraine and the alleged Western threats, Alesia Rudnik of the Center for New Ideas said during an online presentation of a &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/167542\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 26, Pozirk. Goga Gulordava, chairman of Georgia\u2019s National Communications Commission, has denied a report by Belarus 24, a channel sanctioned over alleged distribution of propaganda, that he had promised its executives assistance in expanding its presence in Georgia. \u201cI don\u2019t confirm this information in any way. That was not under discussion,\u201d Gulordava told the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":177286,"template":"","rubric":[16],"class_list":["post-177290","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Georgian official denies assistance to Belarus\u2019 propaganda channel in expanding its presence | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"February 26, Pozirk. 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