Europe and the US must wake up to the threat posed by Georgia's repressive Russian-aligned regime, writes the UK's former ambassador to the country
Georgia
They fear the country’s incoming anti-Western president will quickly push to declare a state of emergency
Pro-European protesters are raging against the Putin-aligned Georgian Government's decision to scrap the country's bid to join the EU
Huge numbers of protesters are demonstrating their resistance to their disputed Government's Putin-pleasing decision to suspend the country's bid for EU membership
Critics say the ruling Georgian Dream party has twice this week violated the country’s constitution following parliamentary elections now slammed by the EU as rigged
Experts say a complex but systematic series of electoral violations rather than a 'single smoking gun' have undermined Georgia's parliamentary elections
US Swing states are not the only focus of Russian interference, with the Kremlin's attempts to swing elections in Moldova and Georgia in stark relief
Amid mounting authoritarianism and widespread allegations of election-rigging, will Georgia’s democracy survive parliamentary polls scheduled for 26 October?
Western media focused intently on a Russian “murderer” released in the exchange with Washington, but whitewashed the record of his target – a Chechen militant now confirmed as a CIA asset. August 1 saw the largest prisoner exchange between Moscow and Washington since the end of the Cold War. Among those freed were Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan, who were each serving 16 year sentences for espionage. In the other direction, Russian opposition […]
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Experts say Georgia’s decision to partner with a sanctioned Chinese company on the Anaklia Deep Sea Port project will completely reshape regional politics in the years to come