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How Georgia became Russia’s back door

Unlike the other Caucasus nations, Georgia remains in thrall to the influence of Russia and other US adversaries.
As Georgia balances its aspirations to join NATO against mounting pressure from the Russian Federation, a new security ...
The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They are officially part of Georgia, but have separate governments unrecognized by most countries. Abkhazia ...
Georgia will not restore diplomatic relations with Russia unless Moscow reverses its recognition of the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said Wednesday ...
Pipelines that bypassed Russia could fall under that nation's control. Aug. 16, 2008 — -- The conflict between Russia and Georgia is about borders and political power. But dig deeper, and you may ...
Tbilisi, April 23, 2025 – Georgia faces escalating geopolitical risks as Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine and the Trump administration’s apparent conciliatory stance toward Moscow reshape the ...
In 2023, Georgia’s government banned the re-export of automobiles to Russia, a move intended to align with international sanctions against Moscow. But recent trade data is buttressing suspicions that ...
Editor’s Note: Jill Dougherty is a former CNN Moscow bureau chief, an adjunct professor at Georgetown University and a CNN contributor on Russia. A decade ago, Georgia was the poster child of ...
In a meeting with refugees, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin characterized Georgia’s actions as “complete genocide,” according to his office’s Web site. Putin also said Georgia had effectively lost the ...
Russian officials have potentially opened a new revenue stream to help them generate profits from oil exports needed to keep their war effort going in Ukraine. And it runs through Georgia. Moscow is ...