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The outbreak of the new escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War and the Russian invasion of Ukraine was a significant development for Georgia.Being in the same region as both Russia and Ukraine, the war can be described as happening in the Georgia's immediate neighborhood, with Georgia sharing border with both belligerents: Georgia has a 900-kilometers long direct land border with Russia and a ...
In its June 2018 statement condemning Syria's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Global Affairs Canada described the two entities as "Russian-occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia", adding that "Russia's occupation of these regions is a clear violation of international law that infringes on Georgia's sovereignty and ...
Ukraine, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, also recognizes the four southern-most Kuril islands as Japanese territory occupied by Russia. [ 30 ] Russia maintains that all the Kuril Islands, including those that Japan calls the Northern Territories, are legally a part of Russia as a result of World War II, and the acquisition was as ...
In June, it enacted a law obliging non-governmental organisations to register as "foreign agents" if they received more than 20% of their funding from abroad. Parliament in September approved a ...
Russia, which ruled Georgia for about 200 years, won a brief war against the country in 2008, and memories of Russian tanks rolling towards Tbilisi are still fresh for many.
[23] [24] In June, the Georgians shut down the Ergneti market, which was a major trading point for contraband goods. This made the situation more tense. [25] [26] Georgia's regional administration began to restore the alternative road to Didi Liakhvi. [26] On 7 July, Georgian peacekeepers intercepted a Russian convoy. [27]
Russia, which occupies a quarter of Georgia, was clearly the enemy, whereas Europe and the U.S. were allies. Georgia was a partner in allied efforts in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
The chairman of Georgia's ruling party Irakli Kobakhidze said that Georgia had the military means to "make the situation worse for Russia", but doing so would "come at the cost of destroying Georgia". Georgia's Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili alleged that Ukraine was seeking to drag Georgia into the war against Russia.