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The order to leave within 20 days was a sharp U-turn from earlier messages saying that there was still a year and a half to find a solution.

Online battles between patriotic Russians and Georgians have raged, while some opposition figures are calling for a visa regime for Russians.

The escalation came as Azerbaijan has been trying to push Armenia to speed up the construction of a new road connecting Armenia to Karabakh.

National Guard units in other post-Soviet states, like Russia, have been used to squelch protests. And critics see it as a means for the government to protect its power.

The country’s pro-Europe elite sees a millennia-old history of belonging to Europe. Will it matter for Georgia’s EU aspirations?

Land ownership is a sensitive issue in Abkhazia. The deal also sparked controversy in Georgia proper, where critics accused the government of closing its eyes to Russian expansion.

The statue would be the tallest to the savior in the world, but the proposed site is archaeologically significant and a government ministry has ordered the project halted pending review.

Last year, dozens of senior officers tried to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Now the government is trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

While the country’s public defender says the group’s activities violate the constitution, others argue that banning it could set a dangerous precedent.

The general prosecutor's proposal cites the example of how Russia regulates the internet, suggesting to many that there may be political motives.

The Armenian-Turkish announcement was the result of months-long negotiations. Was Azerbaijan’s closure of its own border with Turkey a response?

Georgians and Russians have not had such close contact, and on such a scale, since the breakup of Soviet Union. Now they are figuring each other out again.

At the alliance’s summit in Madrid enlargement was a top agenda item, but Georgia’s accession prospects remain unclear.

The visit came shortly after the top U.S. general in the region dropped by.

A new report argues that the environmental and human rights problems caused by the Amulsar gold mine development have yet to be addressed. But it appears to be going forward.