Fearing war, Georgia chooses a return to Russia’s embrace - MSN
The party’s turn toward Russia is a recent phenomenon, and when it came to power in 2012, it took great strides in moving Georgia toward E.U. membership. But with the war in Ukraine, the party ...
Protesters in Georgia's capital set up a tent ... - Associated Press News
4 days ago · TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Demonstrators in Georgia’s capital have set up tents on a central thoroughfare and vowed Monday to stay around the clock to demand new parliamentary elections in the country.. The Oct. 26 election kept the governing Georgian Dream party in power, but opponents say the vote was rigged with Russia’s assistance. Many Georgians viewed the election as a referendum on ...
Leader of Georgia's separatist region of ... - Associated Press News
3 days ago · Most of Abkhazia broke away from Georgia in fighting that ended in 1993, and Georgia lost control of the rest of the territory in a short war with Russia in 2008. Russia recognizes Abkhazia as an independent country, but many Abkhazians are concerned that the region of about 245,000 people is a client state of Moscow.
Georgia: Protesters storm parliament in breakaway region of
Nov 15, 2024 · Russia recognized Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after it defeated Georgia in a five-day war. It maintains troop bases in both regions and ...
Tens of thousands rally in Georgia to denounce the parliamentary ...
Oct 29, 2024 · TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Tens of thousands of Georgians massed outside parliament Monday night, demanding the annulment of the weekend parliamentary election that the president has alleged was rigged with the help of Russia.
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Putin-style ... - CNN
May 3, 2024 · Jafaridze is among thousands of Georgians who have for the past month gathered each night outside the country’s parliament, facing down tear gas and water cannons fired by increasingly brutal...
As Georgia votes, fears of a return to Moscow’s orbit loom large
Oct 25, 2024 · Russia fought the five-day war in support of pro-Kremlin separatists in Georgia’s South Ossetia region, just north of Gori. Combined with Abkhazia, another breakaway region, Russia today de...
Georgia’s election: Fears of war with Russia overshadow EU hopes …
TBILISI, Oct 30 (Reuters) - For some Georgians who supported the ruling Georgian Dream party in Saturday's disputed parliamentary election, the aspiration to go West towards the European Union had...
Russia says attempts are being made to destabilise Georgia after …
MOSCOW, Oct 28 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that outside parties were trying to destabilise Georgia, after the United States and the European Union called for an investigation into...
Protesters demand leader's ouster in Russian-backed breakaway …
Nov 15, 2024 · Russia recognised Abkhazia and another breakaway region, South Ossetia, as independent states in 2008 after it defeated Georgia in a five-day war. It maintains troop bases in both regions and ...