INTERVIEW: Georgian opposition leader Giorgi Vashadze

INTERVIEW: Georgian opposition leader Giorgi Vashadze

Vashadze regards the incumbent Georgian Dream government as a “double-faced” Kremlin agent: ostensibly committed to Western integration, but in reality deliberately sabotaging Georgia’s Euro-Atlantic future in favour of closer ties with Russia.

Zakharova: Georgia and Russia “Systematically Working on Normalization”, Questions Future of EU

Commenting on an unnamed Georgian Dream official’s statement that Georgia will join the European Union by 2030, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova cast doubt on the bloc’s future and questioned its relevance to national economies. Speaking at a press briefing on April 24, Zakharova suggested that the EU is in decline and may not remain by the end of the decade, while also saying Georgia and Russia are “systematically working o…

A new Georgian reality

Georgia is currently transitioning, with the Georgian Dream (GD) Party securing 54.0 per cent of the election votes. However, outside Tbilisi, there are accusations and witnesses of vote rigging, manipulation, vote buying, and intimidation tactics. President Salome Zourabichvili has declared the elections rigged, leading to protests outside the Georgian Parliament. This uncertainty about Georgia's future political landscape intrigues political a…