Activists from the "Conservative Movement" in Georgia removed the European Union flag from the country's parliament building during an event defending traditional values in Tbilisi, then stomped on it and burned it while raising the national flag in its place. The protesters expressed their opposition to Europe and "the values being imposed on Georgia." This took place after large demonstrations organized by the Georgian opposition in Tbilisi earlier this month, where flags of Georgia, the United States, and the European Union were raised, demanding the repeal of the "foreign agents law" and calling for the country's alignment with the West in its war against Russia.