US Sanctions Founder of Georgia's Ruling Political Party

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Georgia’s Authoritarian Drift
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Georgia’s Opposition Needs to Do More Than Just Harness Anger
Protests in Georgia against the country's democratic backsliding depend on the struggle to sustain hope for a better future.
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Georgian Dream nominated Kavelashvili — mocked by the opposition for lacking higher education. He was a striker in the ...
Georgia political crisis deepens as lawmakers vote in far-right ex-soccer player as president
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Russia to start humanitarian supplies of electricity to breakaway Georgian region
Russia will start humanitarian supplies of electricity to Abkhazia, a breakaway Georgian region backed by Moscow, from Monday ...
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Georgia Selects New President, Affirming Shift Away From West
Georgia selected Mikheil Kavelashvili as its next president on Saturday, as protests backed by the current head of state ...
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The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Georgia's former prime minister and key powerbroker Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying he undermined the country's democratic future for ...
The United States imposed sanctions Friday on Georgia's former prime minister and key powerbroker Bidzina Ivanishvili, saying he undermined the country's democratic future for Russia's benefit. "We ...