Tag: Georgia

According to reports from Tbilisi, a patrol of Russian or Russian-backed forces have shot and killed a Georgian civilian near the village of Kirbali in Gori municipality, northern Georgia, approximately 56 miles (90 kilometers) from the capitol of Tbilisi during an attempted arrest or abduction near the Administrative Border...

What's Happening; Prime Minister of Georgia Irakli Gharibashvili commemorated the 15th anniversary of the Russo-Georgian war today by making a visit to the nation's military cemetery outside the capital city of Tbilisi. The visit was accompanied by military attaches of allied countries and other members of the government. The occasion has...

What’s Happening; The People's Republic of China and Georgia have entered into a strategic partnership following a multi-day visit by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. During the meeting held in the city of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, the strategic partnership...

What’s Happening; Large protests have broken out, including clashes with police in the port city of Batumi, Georgia, against the arrival of a cruise ship carrying Russian tourists. The cruise ship Astoria Grande arrived in Batumi, a large port city in western Georgia on the Black sea, carrying a majority Russian...

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky has called on the Georgian authorities to release former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili into his care while sharing a new image of the ex-leader in his decrepit state during a recent court appearance. "We have repeatedly called on the official Tbilisi to stop this abuse...

Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili finished an address to the European Parliament Friday where she reiterated the need for her nation's "reunification with its European family" and reaffirming her commitment to successfully apply for European Union membership by year's end. "I would like to emphasize that the connection between Georgia and...