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The two sides have promised to continue consultations on “integration,” though that is a buzzword that analysts suggested was a face-saving measure.

A recent bill that would have added another public holiday to the calendar sparked a debate on how workers in the country are treated.

While the new de facto president praised ties with Russia, he did not mention the referendum that his predecessor called on his way out of office.

The Nordic states are rushing toward membership, while Georgia has been languishing in limbo for more than a decade. Is the new wave of expansion good or bad news for Tbilisi?

The country depends heavily on Russia for its wheat. Now, with the war in Ukraine disrupting global supplies, concerns are rising that Georgia could be left vulnerable.

The territory’s outgoing leader says the vote will take place in July. But he’ll be out of office by then and neither his successor, nor Russia itself, appear as interested in it as he is.

Few took it seriously when Georgia’s ruling party promised to formally apply for EU membership in 2024. But then events pushed them to apply even earlier. Is Georgia ready?

Long out of office, in prison and in ill health, Georgia’s ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili is still dominating headlines and vexing the government.

Many outsiders have been calling on Georgia to take advantage of Russian weakness to reclaim its lost territories. But Georgians themselves aren’t having it.

Georgians make up the most prominent contingent of foreign fighters in Ukraine. At least nine have been killed.

While Anatoliy Bibilov tried to boost his electoral chances by tying himself more tightly to Russia, analysts say his defeat will still not likely result in any substantial change in relations with Moscow.

The incumbent has come under fire for a controversial military deployment to Ukraine, and it’s not clear that a proposal to annex the territory to Russia will help him.

What started out as Ukraine’s dissatisfaction with Georgia’s cautious stance on sanctions has grown into a major controversy filled with mutual accusations, insults, and conspiracy theories.

The iconic water brand is owned by a Russian company that has been hit by sanctions as a result of the war in Ukraine.

While the government is helping many arrivals from Ukraine, much of the help in finding housing and jobs comes from ordinary Georgians.

Georgia has launched an all-Ukrainian school for the children fleeing war in Ukraine.

Wine exports had been booming, but largely to Russia and Ukraine. Now the industry is trying to reorient, including to China.

Wheat imports, exports of wine and metals, and remittances from labor migrants all stand to suffer.

It’s not the first time the breakaway Georgian territory’s de facto authorities have signaled the intention. In the past Russia has blown the calls off, but its calculations may be different now.

Some in the breakaway territory worry that, by getting involved militarily in Ukraine, they could be exposing themselves to an attack from Georgia.

The ruling party, apparently fed up with President Salome Zourabichvili’s outspoken support for Ukraine, now says it will appeal to the Constitutional Court because she has overstepped her duties.

Alt-info, a right-wing, anti-Western group that rose to prominence for leading anti-queer pogroms last year, is now opening offices around the country amid rising anti-Russia sentiment.

Too much of household debt is denominated in dollars, despite efforts in recent years to reduce borrowers’ exposure to foreign currencies.

Their economies are exposed, but political concerns remain paramount.

Ukrainians who have escaped to Georgia describe their roundabout route to refuge.