As Russian influence across the South Caucasus continues to erode, one of the Kremlin’s most senior officials, Sergei Kiriyenko, has been tasked with strengthening Moscow's oversight of the two ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last October, President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine would strike Russia's Black Sea Fleet wherever it will be stationed — ...

Russia's President Putin meets new President of Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, Gunba, in Moscow (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would continue supplying electricity ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The leader of a Russian-backed breakaway region in Georgia has resigned ...

The FINANCIAL — Russian‑backed authorities in the breakaway region of Abkhazia have detained a Georgian citizen on allegations of espionage, continuing a pattern of charged cases that Tbilisi and ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Tensions boiled over this week in Georgia's Abkhazia region as ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia will seize any Georgian ship it finds off the Moscow-backed rebel region of Abkhazia, Russia's border-guard service has said, ratcheting up tensions in the Black Sea. Russia ...

Russia has once again called on Georgia to sign a legally binding agreement on the non-use of force with the occupied regions ...

"And we hope that in conclusion of early presidential election, and it is set in Abkhazia for February 15, 2025, a leader will be elected that will continue working on progressive development of ...

Kremlin-favored candidate Badra Gunba won the presidential runoff in Abkhazia, a Russian-backed breakaway region that legally is a part of Georgia, de facto election authorities said on March 2. Gunba ...