The Georgian capital has become a stage set for a Hollywood action flick; some joke that the name of the film franchise is just driving as usual in the city.
Tbilisi’s Russian expat community disputes Moscow’s narrative of a surge of Russophobia in the country, but some say that the ongoing tensions have put them in a complicated place.
Georgia’s economy is increasingly dependent on tourism, and that sector has become increasingly dependent on Russians. The losses from Russia’s tourism embargo could cost the country hundreds of millions of dollars.
Tbilisi has set up a commission to implement a long-stalled deal with Russia to establish trade corridors through Abkhazia and South Ossetia. But political minefields lie ahead.
Some have expressed concern that the UK's first use of the “unexplained wealth order” targeted someone already out of favor with the Azerbaijani government.