International law requires Tbilisi to invite the Russian diplomat to an upcoming meeting. But it would violate Georgian law, and the public reaction would be volatile.
There is no plangent chest-beating here – just a powerful, sympathetic account of the lives that are ruined when cruel rulers become addicted to their own power.
Last year Uzbekistan lifted a ban on individuals prospecting for gold. In a remote corner of Navoi province, locals and Chinese have not wasted time getting into business.