What Europe can look forward to if Putin wins in Ukraine.
Ongoing Georgian protests are a key part of the fight against Russian interference and influence in the former Soviet sphere of influence.
The protests in Georgia have highlighted the country's complex, fraught relationship with its much larger neighbor to the north, Russia. Russia invaded Georgia in 2008 and it continues to occupy ...
As the riot police form a line, shields raised, protesters across the street shout curses and chants at them before deploying ...
Georgia and Russia, holding Russia fully responsible for the violations of property rights in Georgia’s occupied region of Abkhazia. The ECHR reiterated that Russia exercises effective control over ...
While Georgia is not nearly as authoritarian as Russia or Belarus, it's far less factionalized than 2013 Ukraine. Meanwhile, a steady drip of government defections have continued.
The shift away from Georgia's longtime Western orientation in favour of Russia — which invaded Georgia in 2008 — is partially inspired by genuine security concerns, experts say. A demonstrator ...
She warned that the situation in Georgia goes beyond “democratic backsliding,” describing it instead as “the imposition of a Russian model” on a country that was once a democratic leader in the region ...
Vladimir Putin wants to recreate a Russian sphere of influence in the post-Soviet space. This is what is happening in Georgia, where the pro-European protest movement is being brutally repressed ...
The party has vowed to continue pushing toward EU accession but also wants to “reset” ties with Russia. Georgia’s outgoing president and main pro-Western parties have boycotted the post ...
which ruled Georgia as part of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union, until 1991. Russia, which fought a five-day war with Georgia in 2008, still seeks influence over the strategically ...
Georgia’s parliament is set to elect the country’s next president on Saturday (14 December), a vote that could backfire for the ruling Dream Party as it has opted to back pro-Russian candidate ...