Georgia is me. How billionaire Ivanishvili equated himself with the state and why the sanctions imposed against him threaten the country's economy — Novaya Gazeta Europe

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Georgia is me. How billionaire Ivanishvili equated himself with the state and why the sanctions imposed against him threaten the country's economy — Novaya Gazeta Europe

Street protests have been going on in Georgia for more than two months demanding new elections. The editor of the independent media, Mzia Amaglobeli, is on a hunger strike in pretrial detention, and another 50 people are considered political prisoners, as they face criminal penalties for participating in protests. The West is trying to influence Ivanishvili's regime with a cascade of sanctions. The billionaire himself began to urgently transfer …